Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 44.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Palestine, State of, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palestine, State of recorded 44.9% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Palestine, State of peaked at 49.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 36.8%, in 2005.
Palestine, State of ranks 84th of 108 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.4% | — |
| 2001 | 38.2% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 39.7% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 38.5% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 38.6% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 36.8% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 37.8% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 38.7% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 38.7% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 40.4% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 38.6% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 40.2% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 41.4% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 41.1% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 40.2% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 41.0% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 40.6% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 41.4% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 42.7% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 49.0% | +14.8% |
| 2020 | 45.2% | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 44.9% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 44.9% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.5% | 36.8% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.6% | 38.6% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.0% | 44.9% | 45.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Palestine, State of
- 81 Türkiye 46.5% compare
- 82 Bangladesh 45.9% compare
- 83 El Salvador 45.6% compare
- 85 Lao People's Democratic Republic 44.2% compare
- 86 Jordan 43.1% compare
- 87 Malawi 43.0% compare
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 upper secondary education or in Palestine, State of?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Palestine, State of was 44.9% in 2022, 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 49.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.8% in 2005.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Palestine, State of ranks 84th out of 108 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release