Small states vs Palestine: Literacy rate, adult total
Small states
88.0%
in 2024
Palestine
97.9%
in 2024
Small states rank
16th
Palestine rank
16th
Literacy rate, adult total over time
- Small states
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 97.9% against 88.0% in Small states, a difference of 9.9%.
That makes Palestine's figure about 1.1 times Small states's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Palestine has been ahead every year.
Small states ranks 16th and Palestine ranks 16th of 39 groups.
Palestine has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Small states | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.2% | 86.1% | 5.9% | Palestine |
| 2000s | 83.1% | 93.6% | 10.5% | Palestine |
| 2010s | 85.9% | 96.2% | 10.3% | Palestine |
| 2020s | 87.8% | 97.7% | 10.0% | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, adult total, Small states or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 97.9% against 88.0% in Small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, adult total between Small states and Palestine?
- 9.9%, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and Palestine?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
- How do Small states and Palestine rank globally for literacy rate, adult total?
- Small states ranks 16th and Palestine ranks 16th of 39 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.