Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male was 99.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in Palestine, State of, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palestine, State of recorded 99.4% for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in Palestine, State of peaked at 99.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 92.2%, in 1997.
That places Palestine, State of 8th out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 92.2% | — |
| 2004 | 96.1% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 97.1% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 97.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 97.5% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 98.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 98.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.8% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.4% | +0.5% |
Palestine, State of compared with similar countries
- Palestine, State of's 99.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 83.7%, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Palestine, State of's 99.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.6%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.2% | 92.2% | 92.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 97.0% | 96.1% | 97.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 97.5% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 98.8% | 99.4% | 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, male in Palestine, State of?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in Palestine, State of was 99.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.2% in 1997.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male?
- Palestine, State of ranks 8th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release