Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Palestine
Palestine: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 45.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Palestine, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 45.9% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2024.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Palestine peaked at 48.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 2000.
Palestine ranks 89th of 142 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, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.0% | — |
| 2001 | 30.3% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 31.0% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 30.8% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 30.8% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 31.1% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 31.2% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 32.1% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 32.8% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 35.0% | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 35.0% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 36.4% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 38.0% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 38.5% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 38.0% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 39.0% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 39.6% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 40.6% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 42.6% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 48.8% | +14.5% |
| 2020 | 45.9% | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 46.2% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 46.9% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 45.9% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.5% | 30.0% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.6% | 35.0% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.2% | 45.9% | 46.9% | 4 |
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More education data for Palestine
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 251,063 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0486 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 263,637 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.29 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.051 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 868,232 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.6 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,038 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.56 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Palestine?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Palestine was 45.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 48.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 2000.
- How does Palestine rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Palestine ranks 89th out of 142 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release