Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 90.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Palestine, State of, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Palestine, State of stood at 90.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Palestine, State of peaked at 94.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 67.0%, in 2000.
That places Palestine, State of 76th out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.0% | — |
| 2001 | 68.5% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 70.4% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 71.2% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 79.2% | +11.2% |
| 2005 | 73.9% | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 81.7% | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 82.8% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 83.5% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 84.6% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 85.3% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 86.3% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 88.0% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 88.9% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 89.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 90.1% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 90.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 91.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 92.2% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 91.3% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 93.2% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 89.6% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 94.0% | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 90.3% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.3% | 67.0% | 84.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.3% | 85.3% | 92.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.8% | 89.6% | 94.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine, State of
- 73 Chile 91.7% compare
- 74 Fiji 91.4% compare
- 75 North Macedonia 91.4% compare
- 77 Saudi Arabia 90.1% compare
- 78 Brunei Darussalam 89.9% compare
- 79 Argentina 89.0% compare
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 90.3% in 2024, 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 94.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.0% in 2000.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Palestine, State of ranks 76th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release