Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Palestine
Palestine: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 22.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Palestine, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Palestine 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 rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Palestine peaked at 22.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2000.
Palestine 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 rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | 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
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 251,063 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0486 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 263,637 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.29 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.051 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 868,232 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.6 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,038 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.56 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Palestine?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Palestine was 22.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 22.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2000.
- How does Palestine rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Palestine ranks 42nd out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. 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 Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release