Educational attainment rate, completed … female Master urban s in Palestine
Palestine: Educational attainment rate, completed … female Master urban s was 1.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Palestine, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Palestine stood at 1.4%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Palestine peaked at 1.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2001.
Palestine ranks 58th of 65 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … female Master urban s in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5% | — |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +48.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -13.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +35.1% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +42.4% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -16.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +17.8% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +10.9% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 1.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.5%, 92% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More education data for Palestine
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 90.1 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 90.44 (2023)
- 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)
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 1.4% 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 1.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2001.
- How does Palestine rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Palestine ranks 58th out of 65 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 43.6%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release