Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 2.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Palestine, State of, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Palestine, State of stood at 2.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.0% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Palestine, State of peaked at 3.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2001.
Palestine, State of ranks 64th of 81 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.7% | — |
| 2001 | 1.7% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | +22.5% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | -12.6% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | +15.0% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | +19.6% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | +12.9% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | -21.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 3.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine, State of
- 61 South Africa 2.7% compare
- 62 Senegal 2.7% compare
- 63 Mongolia 2.4% compare
- 65 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.9% compare
- 66 Uruguay 1.9% compare
- 67 North Macedonia 1.9% compare
More education data for Palestine, State of
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 420,516 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 169,671 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.56 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 223,977 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.8131 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 19,369 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5,669 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 139,419 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.3932 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Palestine, State of?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Palestine, State of was 2.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2001.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Palestine, State of ranks 64th out of 81 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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 rate, completed Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release