Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 22.8% 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
Palestine, State of recorded 22.8% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2024.
That represents a change of down 23.3% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Palestine, State of peaked at 29.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2000.
That places Palestine, State of 62nd out of 129 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.2% | — |
| 2001 | 8.6% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 8.6% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 17.7% | +105.2% |
| 2005 | 9.9% | -44.2% |
| 2006 | 18.4% | +85.9% |
| 2007 | 19.0% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 19.4% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 21.9% | +12.4% |
| 2010 | 22.0% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 23.6% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 24.8% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 22.5% | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 22.7% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 23.5% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 23.7% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 24.3% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 25.9% | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 20.8% | -19.8% |
| 2020 | 28.9% | +39.1% |
| 2021 | 22.1% | -23.3% |
| 2022 | 29.7% | +34.2% |
| 2024 | 22.8% | -23.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.6% | 8.2% | 21.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 20.8% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 22.1% | 29.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine, State of
- 59 Brunei Darussalam 23.4% compare
- 60 Malaysia 23.3% compare
- 61 Tajikistan 22.9% compare
- 63 Brazil 22.7% compare
- 64 Timor-Leste 22.7% compare
- 65 North Macedonia 22.5% compare
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 22.8% 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 29.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2000.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Palestine, State of ranks 62nd 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 up 0.2%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release