Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity was 0.85 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.85 LPIA
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
18th
of 53 countries
All-time high
0.88 LPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.59 LPIA
in 2006
Years of data
18
1997–2022

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Palestine, State of, 1997–2022

00.20.40.60.81997200920221997: 0.79 LPIA2004: 0.69 LPIA2006: 0.59 LPIA2007: 0.64 LPIA2008: 0.66 LPIA2009: 0.68 LPIA2010: 0.82 LPIA2011: 0.75 LPIA2012: 0.76 LPIA2013: 0.75 LPIA2014: 0.74 LPIA2015: 0.69 LPIA2016: 0.66 LPIA2017: 0.72 LPIA2018: 0.76 LPIA2019: 0.88 LPIA2020: 0.86 LPIA2022: 0.85 LPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.

Analysis

In 2022, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Palestine, State of stood at 0.85 LPIA.

The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Palestine, State of peaked at 0.88 LPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.59 LPIA, in 2006.

Palestine, State of ranks 18th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) in Palestine, State of, 1997 to 2022.
Year LPIA Change
1997 0.79 LPIA
2004 0.69 LPIA -12.7%
2006 0.59 LPIA -14.5%
2007 0.64 LPIA +8.5%
2008 0.66 LPIA +3.1%
2009 0.68 LPIA +3.0%
2010 0.82 LPIA +20.6%
2011 0.75 LPIA -8.5%
2012 0.76 LPIA +1.3%
2013 0.75 LPIA -1.3%
2014 0.74 LPIA -1.3%
2015 0.69 LPIA -6.8%
2016 0.66 LPIA -4.3%
2017 0.72 LPIA +9.1%
2018 0.76 LPIA +5.6%
2019 0.88 LPIA +15.8%
2020 0.86 LPIA -2.3%
2022 0.85 LPIA -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.79 LPIA 0.79 LPIA 0.79 LPIA 1
2000s 0.652 LPIA 0.59 LPIA 0.69 LPIA 5
2010s 0.753 LPIA 0.66 LPIA 0.88 LPIA 10
2020s 0.855 LPIA 0.85 LPIA 0.86 LPIA 2

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 15 Türkiye 0.92 LPIA compare
  2. 16 Sri Lanka 0.89 LPIA compare
  3. 17 Chile 0.8822 LPIA compare
  4. 19 Indonesia 0.84 LPIA compare
  5. 19 Thailand 0.84 LPIA compare
  6. 21 Malaysia 0.81 LPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Palestine, State of?
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Palestine, State of was 0.85 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 0.88 LPIA in 2019.
What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.59 LPIA in 2006.
How does Palestine, State of rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity?
Palestine, State of ranks 18th out of 53 countries with data for 2022.
Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. 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 Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA)
Unit
LPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
53 places, 618 data points, 1976–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release