Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 97.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Palestine, State of, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Palestine, State of stood at 97.3%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Palestine, State of peaked at 97.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 86.0%, in 2001.
Palestine, State of ranks 66th of 137 countries on this measure, 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 some primary (ISCED 1), population in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 86.0% | — |
| 2002 | 87.0% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 88.2% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 88.7% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 89.7% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 90.1% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 90.8% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 91.2% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 91.9% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 92.4% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 92.9% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 94.5% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 94.6% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 95.1% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 95.5% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 95.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 96.1% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 96.1% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 96.7% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 97.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.3% | 86.0% | 91.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 94.7% | 92.4% | 96.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 96.7% | 97.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine, State of
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 some primary (isced 1), population in Palestine, State of?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Palestine, State of was 97.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 97.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.0% in 2001.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Palestine, State of ranks 66th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release