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

Palestine, State of: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male was 20,118 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
20,118 number
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
69th
of 87 countries
All-time high
57,875 number
in 1997
All-time low
19,693 number
in 2016
Years of data
14
1997–2018

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

20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k60.0k1997200720181997: 57.9k number2004: 33.0k number2006: 29.8k number2007: 29.3k number2008: 31.4k number2009: 29.3k number2010: 28.0k number2011: 26.1k number2012: 22.8k number2013: 20.9k number2014: 21.3k number2015: 20.9k number2016: 19.7k number2018: 20.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in Palestine, State of is 20,118 number, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 35.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in Palestine, State of peaked at 57,875 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 19,693 number, in 2016.

That places Palestine, State of 69th out of 87 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male (number) in Palestine, State of, 1997 to 2018.
Year number Change
1997 57,875 number
2004 33,017 number -43.0%
2006 29,794 number -9.8%
2007 29,255 number -1.8%
2008 31,408 number +7.4%
2009 29,314 number -6.7%
2010 28,027 number -4.4%
2011 26,149 number -6.7%
2012 22,753 number -13.0%
2013 20,861 number -8.3%
2014 21,335 number +2.3%
2015 20,888 number -2.1%
2016 19,693 number -5.7%
2018 20,118 number +2.2%

Palestine, State of compared with similar countries

  • Palestine, State of's 20,118 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 629,791 number, 3% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • Palestine, State of's 20,118 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 426,555 number, 5% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in Palestine, State of changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2004 -43.0% 57,875 number 33,017 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 57,875 number 57,875 number 57,875 number 1
2000s 30,558 number 29,255 number 33,017 number 5
2010s 22,478 number 19,693 number 28,027 number 8

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 66 Mauritius 33,966 number compare
  2. 67 Singapore 30,462 number compare
  3. 68 Uruguay 21,206 number compare
  4. 70 Albania 17,818 number compare
  5. 71 Malta 13,125 number compare
  6. 72 Kazakhstan 10,561 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in Palestine, State of?
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in Palestine, State of was 20,118 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 57,875 number in 1997.
What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 19,693 number in 2016.
How does Palestine, State of rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
Palestine, State of ranks 69th out of 87 countries with data for 2018.
Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
126 places, 2,271 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of males over age 15 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.