Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male was 6,135 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
6,135 number
Change on year
up 6.3%
World rank
84th
of 159 countries
All-time high
6,469 number
in 2014
All-time low
1,747 number
in 1996
Years of data
21
1996–2019

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Palestine, State of, 1996–2019

2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k6.0k1996200720191996: 1.7k number1997: 2.1k number1998: 2.2k number1999: 2.8k number2000: 2.9k number2001: 3.2k number2002: 3.5k number2003: 3.4k number2004: 3.7k number2005: 3.8k number2006: 4.4k number2007: 4.6k number2008: 4.2k number2009: 4.5k number2013: 6.3k number2014: 6.5k number2015: 6.3k number2016: 5.7k number2017: 6.0k number2018: 5.8k number2019: 6.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Palestine, State of stood at 6,135 number.

That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Palestine, State of peaked at 6,469 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1,747 number, in 1996.

That places Palestine, State of 84th out of 159 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male (number) in Palestine, State of, 1996 to 2019.
Year number Change
1996 1,747 number
1997 2,094 number +19.9%
1998 2,231 number +6.5%
1999 2,825 number +26.6%
2000 2,926 number +3.6%
2001 3,178 number +8.6%
2002 3,476 number +9.4%
2003 3,408 number -2.0%
2004 3,685 number +8.1%
2005 3,845 number +4.3%
2006 4,433 number +15.3%
2007 4,608 number +3.9%
2008 4,160 number -9.7%
2009 4,533 number +9.0%
2013 6,257 number +38.0%
2014 6,469 number +3.4%
2015 6,332 number -2.1%
2016 5,706 number -9.9%
2017 5,987 number +4.9%
2018 5,771 number -3.6%
2019 6,135 number +6.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,224 number 1,747 number 2,825 number 4
2000s 3,825 number 2,926 number 4,608 number 10
2010s 6,094 number 5,706 number 6,469 number 7

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  3. 83 Serbia 6,248 number compare
  4. 85 Yemen 6,095 number compare
  5. 86 Guinea 6,089 number compare
  6. 87 Senegal 5,905 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Palestine, State of?
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Palestine, State of was 6,135 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 6,469 number in 2014.
What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 1,747 number in 1996.
How does Palestine, State of rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male?
Palestine, State of ranks 84th out of 159 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. 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 tertiary education programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
204 places, 4,712 data points, 1970–2020
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Total number of male teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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/