Palestine vs World: Literacy rate, youth total
Palestine
99.4%
in 2024
World
93.1%
in 2024
Palestine rank
22nd
World rank
21st
Literacy rate, youth total over time
- Palestine
- World
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 99.4% against 93.1% in World, a difference of 6.3%.
That makes Palestine's figure about 1.1 times World's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Palestine has been ahead every year.
Palestine ranks 22nd and World ranks 21st of 95 countries.
Palestine has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palestine | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.0% | 85.5% | 11.6% | Palestine |
| 2000s | 99.1% | 88.7% | 10.4% | Palestine |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 91.1% | 8.2% | Palestine |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 92.8% | 6.5% | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, youth total, Palestine or World?
- Palestine, at 99.4% against 93.1% in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, youth total between Palestine and World?
- 6.3%, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palestine and World?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
- How do Palestine and World rank globally for literacy rate, youth total?
- Palestine ranks 22nd and World ranks 21st of 95 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.