Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 43.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Palestine, State of, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Palestine, State of is 43.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Palestine, State of peaked at 48.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 35.2%, in 2005.
Palestine, State of ranks 97th of 140 countries on this measure, 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 upper secondary education or in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.3% | — |
| 2001 | 35.9% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 36.4% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 36.1% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 36.2% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 35.2% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 35.6% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 36.4% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 36.5% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 38.4% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 37.9% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 39.5% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 40.3% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 40.2% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 39.4% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 39.8% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 39.7% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 40.3% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 42.0% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 48.6% | +15.6% |
| 2020 | 44.7% | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 44.3% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 44.4% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 43.0% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.2% | 35.2% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.8% | 37.9% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.1% | 43.0% | 44.7% | 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 upper secondary education or in Palestine, State of?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Palestine, State of was 43.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 48.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.2% in 2005.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Palestine, State of ranks 97th out of 140 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. 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 upper secondary 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