Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 19.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Palestine, State of, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Palestine, State of stood at 19.5%.
The figure is down 29.8% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Palestine, State of peaked at 27.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2000.
Palestine, State of ranks 73rd of 129 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.7% | — |
| 2001 | 12.2% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 12.2% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 22.4% | +83.0% |
| 2006 | 22.2% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 22.7% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 22.6% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 25.2% | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 25.1% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 26.6% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 27.2% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 23.7% | -12.9% |
| 2014 | 23.7% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 24.3% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 24.2% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 24.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 25.0% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 19.8% | -20.7% |
| 2020 | 27.8% | +40.2% |
| 2021 | 20.7% | -25.6% |
| 2022 | 27.9% | +34.7% |
| 2024 | 19.5% | -29.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.9% | 11.7% | 25.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 19.8% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.0% | 19.5% | 27.9% | 4 |
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More education data for Palestine, State of
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 514,700 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.15 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0996 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 251,063 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Palestine, State of?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Palestine, State of was 19.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 27.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2000.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Palestine, State of ranks 73rd out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release