Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 62,599 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
62,599 number
Change on year
down 5.7%
World rank
64th
of 87 countries
All-time high
148,561 number
in 1997
All-time low
62,599 number
in 2018
Years of data
14
1997–2018

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Palestine, State of, 1997–2018

050.0k100.0k150.0k1997200720181997: 148.6k number2004: 112.7k number2006: 102.3k number2007: 98.9k number2008: 98.0k number2009: 92.8k number2010: 90.7k number2011: 88.3k number2012: 79.3k number2013: 74.6k number2014: 73.1k number2015: 69.3k number2016: 66.4k number2018: 62.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Palestine, State of is 62,599 number, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 36.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Palestine, State of peaked at 148,561 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 62,599 number, in 2018.

Palestine, State of ranks 64th of 87 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female (number) in Palestine, State of, 1997 to 2018.
Year number Change
1997 148,561 number
2004 112,652 number -24.2%
2006 102,311 number -9.2%
2007 98,863 number -3.4%
2008 97,994 number -0.9%
2009 92,752 number -5.3%
2010 90,662 number -2.3%
2011 88,288 number -2.6%
2012 79,329 number -10.1%
2013 74,603 number -6.0%
2014 73,148 number -2.0%
2015 69,312 number -5.2%
2016 66,416 number -4.2%
2018 62,599 number -5.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 148,561 number 148,561 number 148,561 number 1
2000s 100,914 number 92,752 number 112,652 number 5
2010s 75,545 number 62,599 number 90,662 number 8

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 61 Panama 78,385 number compare
  2. 62 Jordan 70,312 number compare
  3. 63 Namibia 69,386 number compare
  4. 65 Kuwait 62,161 number compare
  5. 66 Mauritius 56,398 number compare
  6. 67 Eswatini 41,960 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Palestine, State of?
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Palestine, State of was 62,599 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 148,561 number in 1997.
What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 62,599 number in 2018.
How does Palestine, State of rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
Palestine, State of ranks 64th out of 87 countries with data for 2018.
Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
126 places, 2,268 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of females over age 15 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.