Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 97.8% 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 97.8%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Palestine, State of peaked at 97.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 81.6%, in 2000.
Palestine, State of ranks 49th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 81.6% | — |
| 2001 | 82.3% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 84.0% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 93.8% | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 94.0% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 94.1% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 93.9% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 94.6% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 94.8% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 95.4% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 96.3% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 96.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 96.3% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 97.5% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 93.0% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 97.8% | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.8% | 81.6% | 94.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 96.2% | 94.8% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.1% | 93.0% | 97.8% | 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 97.8% 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 97.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.6% in 2000.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Palestine, State of ranks 49th out of 108 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 1.9%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release