Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, adjusted gender in Palestine
Palestine: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, adjusted gender was 0.98 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, adjusted gender in Palestine, 1997–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 0.98 GPIA for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, adjusted gender in 2022. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, adjusted gender in Palestine peaked at 0.98 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.89 GPIA, in 1997.
That places Palestine 26th out of 57 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, adjusted gender in Palestine, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.89 GPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.94 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.95 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.96 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.97 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.98 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 0.98 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.905 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 0.98 GPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.96 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.89 GPIA | 0.89 GPIA | 0.89 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.942 GPIA | 0.94 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.962 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 0.97 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.98 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 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, urban, adjusted gender in Palestine?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, adjusted gender in Palestine was 0.98 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, adjusted gender recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.98 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, adjusted gender recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.89 GPIA in 1997.
- How does Palestine rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, adjusted gender?
- Palestine ranks 26th out of 57 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, adjusted gender rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release