Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 91.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Palestine, State of, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Palestine, State of is 91.7%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Palestine, State of peaked at 91.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 57.3%, in 2000.
That places Palestine, State of 48th out of 103 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.3% | — |
| 2001 | 58.6% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 61.3% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 71.5% | +16.7% |
| 2005 | 65.2% | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 74.8% | +14.8% |
| 2007 | 77.3% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 78.8% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 79.4% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 80.7% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 82.0% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 84.1% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 85.2% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 84.0% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 85.3% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 86.7% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 87.2% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 88.5% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 88.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 91.4% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 84.9% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 91.7% | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.4% | 57.3% | 79.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 85.2% | 80.7% | 88.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.3% | 84.9% | 91.7% | 3 |
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More education data for Palestine, State of
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Palestine, State of?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Palestine, State of was 91.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 91.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.3% in 2000.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Palestine, State of ranks 48th out of 103 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release