Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 1.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
1.8%
Change on year
up 10.6%
World rank
39th
of 60 countries
All-time high
1.8%
in 2022
All-time low
0.6%
in 2001
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Palestine, State of, 2000–2022

0.511.522000201120222000: 0.653 %2001: 0.554 %2002: 0.56 %2003: 0.652 %2004: 0.746 %2005: 0.641 %2006: 0.658 %2007: 0.786 %2008: 0.805 %2009: 0.784 %2010: 1.2 %2011: 1.3 %2012: 1.1 %2013: 0.886 %2014: 1.2 %2015: 1.1 %2016: 0.996 %2017: 1.2 %2018: 0.989 %2019: 1.6 %2020: 1.8 %2021: 1.7 %2022: 1.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Palestine, State of stood at 1.8%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 10.6% on the previous year and up 72.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Palestine, State of peaked at 1.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2001.

That places Palestine, State of 39th out of 60 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, State of, year by year

Annual values for Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, both sexes (%) in Palestine, State of, 2000 to 2022.
Year % Change
2000 0.7%
2001 0.6% -15.2%
2002 0.6% +1.0%
2003 0.7% +16.5%
2004 0.7% +14.4%
2005 0.6% -14.1%
2006 0.7% +2.7%
2007 0.8% +19.5%
2008 0.8% +2.4%
2009 0.8% -2.6%
2010 1.2% +58.5%
2011 1.3% +2.2%
2012 1.1% -16.0%
2013 0.9% -17.0%
2014 1.2% +35.8%
2015 1.1% -6.8%
2016 1.0% -11.2%
2017 1.2% +20.9%
2018 1.0% -17.8%
2019 1.6% +62.2%
2020 1.8% +11.3%
2021 1.7% -7.1%
2022 1.8% +10.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 10
2010s 1.2% 0.9% 1.6% 10
2020s 1.8% 1.7% 1.8% 3

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 36 Jordan 2.4% compare
  2. 37 Greece 2.3% compare
  3. 38 Bangladesh 2.0% compare
  4. 40 Pakistan 1.7% compare
  5. 41 Paraguay 1.7% compare
  6. 42 Ecuador 1.6% compare

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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 1.8% in 2022, 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 1.8% in 2022.
What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2001.
How does Palestine, State of rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
Palestine, State of ranks 39th out of 60 countries with data for 2022.
Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is up 72.1%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
60 places, 624 data points, 1997–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release