Israel's primary education, teachers (% female) was 86.15% in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 0.87 percentage points from 85.29% in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 86.15% | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 85.52% | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 85.29% | 2014 |
| Highest | 86.15% | 2024 |
| Lowest | 75.61% | 1977 |
| Average since 2015 | 85.78% | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 75.61% | 1977 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Israel's primary education, teachers (% female) rose 0.01 percentage points on 2023 (from 86.14% to 86.15%).
Across the 28 yearly changes before that (1978 to 2023), the average change was +0.18 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.43 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1.1 percentage points in 2010 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.76 percentage points in 1980. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.1 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 87% of the movement over 9 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Israel had the 33rd highest value of the 105 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Israel | 86.15% | 2024 |
| World | 69.21% | 2024 |
| High income | 83.51% | 2024 |
Closest to Israel in the 2024 ranking
- Guyana — 30th of 105: 87.28%
- Netherlands — 31st of 105: 87.02%
- St. Lucia — 32nd of 105: 86.22%
- Malta — 34th of 105: 85.83%
- Maldives — 35th of 105: 85.28%
- Cayman Islands — 36th of 105: 84.83%
What this measures
Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Limitations: The indicator measures the level of gender representation in the teaching profession, rather than the effectiveness and quality of teaching.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 34 values
| Year | Primary education, teachers (% female) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 86.15 |
| 2023 | 86.14 |
| 2022 | 85.93 |
| 2021 | 86.13 |
| 2020 | 85.78 |
| 2019 | 85.52 |
| 2018 | 85.69 |
| 2017 | no data |
| 2016 | 85.44 |
| 2015 | 85.27 |
| 2014 |
Primary education, teachers (% female) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — 41.64% (2023)
- Algeria — 70.12% (2025)
- Bahrain — 77.12% (2024)
- Djibouti — 37.39% (2023)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 66.17% (2024)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — 76.56% (2023)
- Jordan — 79.86% (2024)
- Kuwait — 90.44% (2021)
- Lebanon — 90.02% (2024)
- Malta — 85.83% (2024)
- Morocco
More education data for Israel
- Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils — 1.05 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils — 948,390 (2024)
- School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) — 111.23% (2020)
- Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) — 5.93% (2022)
- Secondary education, vocational pupils — 161,579 (2017)
- Primary education, teachers — 92,770 (2024)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Israel's primary education, teachers (% female)?
- 86.15% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1977?
- It is up 10.55 percentage points from 75.61% in 1977. The highest value was 86.15% in 2024 and the lowest 75.61% in 1977.
- How does Israel rank?
- 33rd highest of 105 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in primary education, teachers (% female) unusual for Israel?
- In 2024, Israel's primary education, teachers (% female) rose 0.01 percentage points on 2023 (from 86.14% to 86.15%). Across the 28 yearly changes before that (1978 to 2023), the average change was +0.18 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.43 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.TCHR.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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