Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 96.1% 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
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Palestine, State of stood at 96.1%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Palestine, State of peaked at 96.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 76.6%, in 2000.
Palestine, State of ranks 49th of 106 countries on this measure, 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 | 76.6% | — |
| 2001 | 77.8% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 79.3% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 88.6% | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 81.6% | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 89.6% | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 89.9% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 90.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 90.6% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 90.6% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 91.4% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 92.5% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 93.0% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 93.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 93.9% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 94.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 94.3% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 94.9% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 94.2% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 95.5% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 91.7% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 96.1% | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.9% | 76.6% | 90.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 93.2% | 90.6% | 94.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.4% | 91.7% | 96.1% | 3 |
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More education data for Palestine, State of
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.56 % change on previous year (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0996 units per person (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 420,516 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.15 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 514,700 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 169,671 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 86,251 (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 96.1% 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 96.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.6% in 2000.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Palestine, State of ranks 49th out of 106 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 4.0%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release