Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location in Palestine
Palestine: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location was 1 LPIA in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
1 LPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 53 countries
All-time high
1 LPIA
in 2009
All-time low
0.99 LPIA
in 1997
Years of data
18
1997–2022
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location in Palestine, 1997–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location in Palestine is 1 LPIA, measured 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, male, adjusted location in Palestine peaked at 1 LPIA in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.99 LPIA, in 1997.
Palestine ranks 1st of 53 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location in Palestine, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.99 LPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.99 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.99 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.99 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.99 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 1 LPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.88 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 1 LPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.93 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.99 LPIA | 0.99 LPIA | 0.99 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.992 LPIA | 0.99 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More education data for Palestine
- 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, male, adjusted location in Palestine?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location in Palestine was 1 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 1 LPIA in 2009.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.99 LPIA in 1997.
- How does Palestine rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location?
- Palestine ranks 1st out of 53 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release