Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.9739 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9739 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
39th
of 88 countries
All-time high
0.98 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.86 GPIA
in 1997
Years of data
20
1997–2024
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Palestine, State of, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Palestine, State of recorded 0.9739 GPIA for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in 2024.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Palestine, State of peaked at 0.98 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.86 GPIA, in 1997.
Palestine, State of ranks 39th of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.86 GPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.92 GPIA | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.93 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.94 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.95 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.96 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.97 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.976 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9739 GPIA | -0.6% |
Palestine, State of compared with similar countries
- Palestine, State of's 0.9739 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8597 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Palestine, State of's 0.9739 GPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.95 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.86 GPIA | 0.86 GPIA | 0.86 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.928 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 0.94 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.957 GPIA | 0.94 GPIA | 0.97 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.975 GPIA | 0.97 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine, State of
More education data for Palestine, State of
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 50,739 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 306 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 86,251 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 83,420 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 868,232 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 514,700 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.15 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0996 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Palestine, State of?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Palestine, State of was 0.9739 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.98 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.86 GPIA in 1997.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- Palestine, State of ranks 39th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release