Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, female in Palestine
Palestine: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, female was 97.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, female in Palestine, 1997–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 97.0% for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, female in 2022. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, female in Palestine peaked at 97.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 82.3%, in 1997.
That places Palestine 17th out of 59 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, female in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 82.3% | — |
| 2004 | 90.6% | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 91.3% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 91.8% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 91.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 92.4% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 92.4% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 92.7% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 93.6% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 94.2% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 94.8% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 95.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 95.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 95.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 96.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 96.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 96.4% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | +0.6% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 97.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 76.7%, 1.3× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 97.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 89.3%, 1.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.3% | 82.3% | 82.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 91.6% | 90.6% | 92.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 94.6% | 92.4% | 96.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.7% | 96.4% | 97.0% | 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, female in Palestine?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, female in Palestine was 97.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, female recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, female recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.3% in 1997.
- How does Palestine rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, female?
- Palestine ranks 17th out of 59 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, female rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release