Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity was 0.99 LPIA in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
0.99 LPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
7th
of 53 countries
All-time high
0.99 LPIA
in 2010
All-time low
0.95 LPIA
in 1997
Years of data
18
1997–2022
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Palestine, State of, 1997–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Palestine, State of recorded 0.99 LPIA for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in 2022. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Palestine, State of peaked at 0.99 LPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.95 LPIA, in 1997.
Palestine, State of ranks 7th of 53 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.95 LPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.96 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.97 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.97 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.98 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.98 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.99 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.99 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.99 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.99 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.98 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.98 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.98 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.99 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.99 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.99 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.99 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.99 LPIA | +0.0% |
Palestine, State of compared with similar countries
- Palestine, State of's 0.99 LPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.825 LPIA, 1.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Palestine, State of's 0.99 LPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.85 LPIA, 1.2× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.95 LPIA | 0.95 LPIA | 0.95 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.972 LPIA | 0.96 LPIA | 0.98 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.987 LPIA | 0.98 LPIA | 0.99 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.99 LPIA | 0.99 LPIA | 0.99 LPIA | 2 |
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 location parity in Palestine, State of?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Palestine, State of was 0.99 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.99 LPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.95 LPIA in 1997.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity?
- Palestine, State of ranks 7th out of 53 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release