Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 26.1% 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Palestine, State of is 26.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.3% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Palestine, State of peaked at 31.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2000.
That places Palestine, State of 58th out of 128 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.6% | — |
| 2001 | 4.9% | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 4.9% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | +10.2% |
| 2004 | 13.1% | +140.6% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | -47.1% |
| 2006 | 14.5% | +109.8% |
| 2007 | 15.2% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 16.2% | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 18.5% | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 18.8% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 20.5% | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 22.4% | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 21.3% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 21.8% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 22.6% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 23.2% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 24.4% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 26.7% | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 21.7% | -18.8% |
| 2020 | 30.0% | +38.0% |
| 2021 | 23.6% | -21.1% |
| 2022 | 31.6% | +33.8% |
| 2024 | 26.1% | -17.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 4.6% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 18.8% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.8% | 23.6% | 31.6% | 4 |
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More education data for Palestine, State of
- 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)
- 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)
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 26.1% 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 31.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2000.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Palestine, State of ranks 58th out of 128 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 up 19.9%. 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 short-cycle tertiary 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