Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population was 22.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population in Palestine, State of, 2000–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Palestine, State of is 22.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Palestine, State of peaked at 22.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2000.
Palestine, State of ranks 42nd of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.2% | — |
| 2001 | 8.6% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 8.6% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 9.2% | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 9.7% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 9.9% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 10.2% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 11.7% | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 13.2% | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 13.9% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 15.1% | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 15.7% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 16.3% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 16.6% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 18.0% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 19.1% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 21.7% | +13.6% |
| 2020 | 21.7% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 22.1% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 22.7% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 22.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.0% | 8.2% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 13.9% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 21.7% | 22.8% | 4 |
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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 educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Palestine, State of?
- Educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Palestine, State of was 22.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 22.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2000.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population?
- Palestine, State of ranks 42nd out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Bachelor's or equivalent.