Duration of compulsory education in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Duration of compulsory education was 10 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
10 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
86th
of 205 countries
All-time high
10 years
in 1998
All-time low
10 years
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2025
Duration of compulsory education in Palestine, State of, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, duration of compulsory education in Palestine, State of stood at 10 years. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Palestine, State of peaked at 10 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 10 years, in 1998.
Palestine, State of ranks 86th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Duration of compulsory education in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10 years | — |
| 1999 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 10 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine, State of
- 86 Algeria 10 years compare
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- 86 Burkina Faso 10 years compare
- 86 Canada 10 years compare
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- 86 Central African Republic 10 years compare
- 86 Chad 10 years compare
- 86 Congo 10 years compare
- 86 Côte d'Ivoire 10 years compare
- 86 Cyprus 10 years compare
- 86 Czechia 10 years compare
- 86 Denmark 10 years compare
- 86 Djibouti 10 years compare
- 86 Gabon 10 years compare
- 86 Greece 10 years compare
- 86 Iceland 10 years compare
- 86 Ireland 10 years compare
- 86 Jordan 10 years compare
- 86 Kyrgyzstan 10 years compare
- 86 Lebanon 10 years compare
- 86 Macao 10 years compare
- 86 Republic of Moldova 10 years compare
- 86 New Zealand 10 years compare
- 86 Norway 10 years compare
- 86 Oman 10 years compare
- 86 Romania 10 years compare
- 86 Saint Lucia 10 years compare
- 86 San Marino 10 years compare
- 86 Spain 10 years compare
- 86 Sweden 10 years compare
- 86 Togo 10 years compare
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More education data for Palestine, State of
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.8131 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 19,369 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5,669 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 139,419 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.3932 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 84,558 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.74 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Palestine, State of?
- Duration of compulsory education in Palestine, State of was 10 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 10 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 years in 1998.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Palestine, State of ranks 86th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Duration of compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The number of years of compulsory education is based on students starting at the earliest entrance age, studying full-time, and advancing without grade repetition or skipping.