Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ was 92.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Palestine, State of, 2000–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Palestine, State of recorded 92.0% for educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Palestine, State of peaked at 95.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 73.7%, in 2000.
That places Palestine, State of 74th out of 136 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.7% | — |
| 2001 | 75.0% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 76.6% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 86.2% | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 79.3% | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 87.5% | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 88.2% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 88.6% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 89.6% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 90.1% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 90.9% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 92.0% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 92.6% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 92.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 93.3% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 93.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 93.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 94.6% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 93.8% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 95.3% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 91.3% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 95.9% | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 92.0% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.7% | 73.7% | 89.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 92.7% | 90.1% | 94.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.6% | 91.3% | 95.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine, State of
- 71 Kiribati 93.6% compare
- 72 Saudi Arabia 93.3% compare
- 73 Chile 92.5% compare
- 75 Bosnia and Herzegovina 91.4% compare
- 76 Brunei Darussalam 91.4% compare
- 77 Fiji 91.2% compare
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 completed primary, population 25+ in Palestine, State of?
- Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Palestine, State of was 92.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 95.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.7% in 2000.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+?
- Palestine, State of ranks 74th out of 136 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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 completed primary, population 25+ years, 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 primary education.