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