Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Palestine
Palestine: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 2.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Palestine, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 2.3% for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Palestine peaked at 2.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2002.
That places Palestine 40th out of 59 countries with data for 2022, 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 rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.2% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -17.2% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +15.8% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +13.0% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -14.4% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | +27.6% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | +70.9% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | -17.7% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -15.9% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -19.3% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +27.1% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -13.9% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +27.1% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -24.6% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | +33.6% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | +22.2% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 3 |
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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 master's or equivalent in Palestine?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Palestine was 2.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2002.
- How does Palestine rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Palestine ranks 40th out of 59 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.8%. 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release