Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, female in Palestine
Palestine: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, female was 95.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, female in Palestine, 1997–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, female in Palestine stood at 95.4%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, female in Palestine peaked at 95.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 74.2%, in 1997.
That places Palestine 11th out of 55 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, female in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 74.2% | — |
| 2004 | 84.4% | +13.7% |
| 2006 | 85.9% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 86.8% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 87.9% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 88.3% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 89.4% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 90.0% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 91.4% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 92.0% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 91.1% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 91.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 92.3% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 93.4% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 94.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 94.8% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 95.4% | +0.4% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 95.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56.2%, 1.7× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 95.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 66.7%, 1.4× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.2% | 74.2% | 74.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 86.7% | 84.4% | 88.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 92.0% | 89.4% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.2% | 95.0% | 95.4% | 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, rural, female in Palestine?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, female in Palestine was 95.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, female recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 95.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, female recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.2% in 1997.
- How does Palestine rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, female?
- Palestine ranks 11th out of 55 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural, female rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release