Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 1.25 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.25 GPIA
Change on year
up 11.9%
World rank
20th
of 127 countries
All-time high
1.25 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.3959 GPIA
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2024

Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Palestine, State of, 2000–2024

0.40.60.811.22000201220242000: 0.396 GPIA2001: 0.406 GPIA2002: 0.403 GPIA2004: 0.583 GPIA2006: 0.653 GPIA2007: 0.67 GPIA2008: 0.718 GPIA2009: 0.735 GPIA2010: 0.751 GPIA2011: 0.773 GPIA2012: 0.823 GPIA2013: 0.9 GPIA2014: 0.92 GPIA2015: 0.929 GPIA2016: 0.957 GPIA2017: 1 GPIA2018: 1.1 GPIA2019: 1.1 GPIA2020: 1.1 GPIA2021: 1.1 GPIA2022: 1.1 GPIA2024: 1.3 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Palestine, State of is 1.25 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.9% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Palestine, State of peaked at 1.25 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3959 GPIA, in 2000.

Palestine, State of ranks 20th of 127 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Palestine, State of, 2000 to 2024.
Year GPIA Change
2000 0.3959 GPIA
2001 0.4055 GPIA +2.4%
2002 0.4026 GPIA -0.7%
2004 0.5835 GPIA +44.9%
2006 0.6533 GPIA +12.0%
2007 0.6698 GPIA +2.5%
2008 0.7178 GPIA +7.2%
2009 0.7348 GPIA +2.4%
2010 0.751 GPIA +2.2%
2011 0.7726 GPIA +2.9%
2012 0.8234 GPIA +6.6%
2013 0.9003 GPIA +9.3%
2014 0.9202 GPIA +2.2%
2015 0.9294 GPIA +1.0%
2016 0.9574 GPIA +3.0%
2017 1.01 GPIA +5.1%
2018 1.07 GPIA +5.9%
2019 1.09 GPIA +2.1%
2020 1.07 GPIA -1.4%
2021 1.12 GPIA +4.9%
2022 1.12 GPIA -0.5%
2024 1.25 GPIA +11.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5704 GPIA 0.3959 GPIA 0.7348 GPIA 8
2010s 0.9213 GPIA 0.751 GPIA 1.09 GPIA 10
2020s 1.14 GPIA 1.07 GPIA 1.25 GPIA 4

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 17 Myanmar 1.26 GPIA compare
  2. 18 Puerto Rico 1.26 GPIA compare
  3. 19 Brunei Darussalam 1.26 GPIA compare
  4. 21 Sweden 1.25 GPIA compare
  5. 22 Lithuania 1.24 GPIA compare
  6. 23 Slovenia 1.24 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 127 places →

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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 1.25 GPIA 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 1.25 GPIA in 2024.
What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3959 GPIA in 2000.
How does Palestine, State of rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
Palestine, State of ranks 20th out of 127 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 36.0%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
127 places, 2,028 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release