Main Indicator List

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Indicator Males Females Both Sex
Population 2020  
Estimated population of the end of 2020 (million)   2.6    2.5   5.1
Sex Ratio (males per hundred females)                       - - 103.4
Percentage Distribution of  Households by Sex of the Head of Household 2019 89.0 11.0 100
2019 Education  
Literacy rate among the population (15 years and above) 2019 98.8 95.9 97.4
Gross enrollment rate at the basic stage, 2019/2020 98.9 100.7 99.8
Gross enrollment rate at the secondary stage, 2019/2020 72.5 91.8 81.9
Dropout rate at the basic stage, 2018/2019 0.58 0.28 0.43
Dropout rate at the secondary level, 2018/2019 2.70 1.94 2.28
Number of teachers in schools,2018/2019 (thousands)       16,587       23,746       40,333
    Number of Students at Higher Education 2018/2019 84,513 133,613 218,126
Health  
Mortality rate among children under five years 2009-2014 (per 1,000 live births) 22.5 20.9 21.7
Infant mortality rate 2009-2014 (per 1,000 live births) 19.2 17.2 18.2
Total fertility rate 2011-2014 - 4.1 4.1
Percentage of Women (20-24 Years) Who Have Had Alive Birth Before Age 18 2014 - 22 22
Percentage of using family planning method for married women in the age (15-49 years) 2014 - 57.2 57.2
Fertility rate of adolescent girls (15-19 years) / per 1,000 women 2014 - 48 48
2019 Women and Men Physicians  81.1 18.9 100
Women and Men Dentists 2019 62.5 37.5 100
2019 Women and Men Pharmacists  38.2 61.8 100
Women and Men Nurses 2019 51.8 48.2 100
Disability 2017  
Percentage of Persons with Disability  2.3 1.9 2.1
Labour Force 2019  
Percentage of Individuals Participated in Labour Force (15 Years and Above)  69.9 18.1 44.3
Average daily wage (shekels) 134.4 98.6 128.6
Unemployment Rate of Individuals  (15 Years and Above) 21.3 41.2 25.3
Percentage distribution of employed women and men aged (15 years and above) by economic activity  
Agriculture, hunting,  and fishing 5.9 6.7 6.1
Mining, Quarrying & Manufacturing  13.3 6.9 12.3
Cons-truction 20.6 0.5 17.4
Commerce, Hotels & Restaurants 24.7 11.1 22.6
Transportation, Storage & Communication 6.6 1.7 5.8
Services & Other Branches 28.9 73.1 35.8
Poverty 2017  
Poverty Percentage Among Individuals According to Monthly Consumption Patterns 28.8 29.7 29.2
Culture 2014  
Percentage of individuals (10 years and over) who listen to radio 51.5 46.8 49.2
Percentage of individuals (10 years and over) who read newspaper 26.9 18.2 22.6
Percentage of individuals (10 years and over) who are members to societies 6 3.2 4.6
Percentage of individuals (10 years and over) who are members to the trade union, federation 6.2 1.6 3.9
Percentage of individuals (10 years and over) who are members to political party 5.9 0.7 3.4
Information Society 2014  
Percentage of persons (10 years and over) who use the computer 65.4 54.8 60.2
Percentage of persons (10 years and over) who use the internet 59.6 47.5 53.7
Percentage of persons (10 years and over) who own a mobile phone 81.8 65.3 73.7
Public Life 2015  
Cabinet members in 2019 86.4 13.6 100
2018  Members of the Legislative Council  88.7 11.3 100
2018*Members of Local Councils 79.9 20.1 100
Ambassadors 2019 88.8 11.2 100
Palestinian police in 2017 95.0 5.0 100
 Judges 2019 80.0 20.0 100
Registered Lawyers 2018 74.4 26.5 100
 2019 Journalists 76.1 23.9 100
**2019 Civil Public sector  55.3 44.7 100
*Council Students Members 2019 67.6 32.4 100
2018 Engineers 74.6 25.4 100
Time Use 2012/2013  
-  Males spend 17% of the total time to work, while females spend 2.3% of their time for the same purpose.
-  Males spend 25% of the total time on leisure time, while females spend 23% of their time for the same purpose.
-  Palestinian women spend an average of 3 hours and 42 minutes during the day in household work, compared to one hour and 17 minutes spent by men for the same purpose.

* This data includes teachers of the Ministry of Education until 2/25/2020
(-): Data not available