Teachers in primary education, male in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Teachers in primary education, male was 5,462 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
5,462 number
Change on year
up 8.3%
World rank
107th
of 196 countries
All-time high
7,922 number
in 2005
All-time low
3,841 number
in 2006
Years of data
21
1999–2019

Teachers in primary education, male in Palestine, State of, 1999–2019

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1999200920191999: 4.5k number2000: 4.4k number2001: 4.5k number2002: 4.9k number2003: 4.5k number2004: 5.5k number2005: 7.9k number2006: 3.8k number2007: 4.3k number2008: 4.5k number2009: 4.7k number2010: 4.5k number2011: 4.7k number2012: 5.3k number2013: 5.3k number2014: 5.5k number2015: 5.3k number2016: 5.6k number2017: 5.6k number2018: 5.0k number2019: 5.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male in Palestine, State of is 5,462 number, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Palestine, State of peaked at 7,922 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3,841 number, in 2006.

Palestine, State of ranks 107th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Palestine, State of, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 4,506 number
2000 4,444 number -1.4%
2001 4,541 number +2.2%
2002 4,875 number +7.4%
2003 4,544 number -6.8%
2004 5,489 number +20.8%
2005 7,922 number +44.3%
2006 3,841 number -51.5%
2007 4,255 number +10.8%
2008 4,459 number +4.8%
2009 4,731 number +6.1%
2010 4,506 number -4.8%
2011 4,741 number +5.2%
2012 5,268 number +11.1%
2013 5,349 number +1.5%
2014 5,462 number +2.1%
2015 5,320 number -2.6%
2016 5,604 number +5.3%
2017 5,582 number -0.4%
2018 5,042 number -9.7%
2019 5,462 number +8.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,506 number 4,506 number 4,506 number 1
2000s 4,910 number 3,841 number 7,922 number 10
2010s 5,234 number 4,506 number 5,604 number 10

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 104 Gabon 6,111 number compare
  2. 105 Eritrea 5,505 number compare
  3. 106 Finland 5,485 number compare
  4. 108 Ireland 4,874 number compare
  5. 109 Romania 4,776 number compare
  6. 110 Kazakhstan 4,582 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Palestine, State of?
Teachers in primary education, male in Palestine, State of was 5,462 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 7,922 number in 2005.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 3,841 number in 2006.
How does Palestine, State of rank for teachers in primary education, male?
Palestine, State of ranks 107th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/