Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Palestine
Palestine: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Palestine, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 0.4% for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in 2022.
That represents a change of up 21.8% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Palestine peaked at 0.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2006.
Palestine ranks 43rd of 55 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +16.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -21.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -16.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -14.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -14.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +28.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -18.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +40.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -30.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +16.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -15.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +21.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More education data for Palestine
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 514,700 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.15 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0996 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 251,063 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Palestine?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Palestine was 0.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2006.
- How does Palestine rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Palestine ranks 43rd out of 55 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release