Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location was 0.94 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location in Palestine, State of, 1997–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location in Palestine, State of is 0.94 LPIA, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location in Palestine, State of peaked at 1.03 LPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.81 LPIA, in 2007.
Palestine, State of ranks 15th 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, male, adjusted location in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.96 LPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.91 LPIA | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.84 LPIA | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 0.81 LPIA | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.85 LPIA | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.95 LPIA | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 1.03 LPIA | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 0.92 LPIA | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 0.92 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.93 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.97 LPIA | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.94 LPIA | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9 LPIA | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.94 LPIA | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.97 LPIA | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 1.01 LPIA | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.99 LPIA | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.94 LPIA | -5.1% |
Palestine, State of compared with similar countries
- Palestine, State of's 0.94 LPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.665 LPIA, 1.4× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Palestine, State of's 0.94 LPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.65 LPIA, 1.4× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.96 LPIA | 0.96 LPIA | 0.96 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.872 LPIA | 0.81 LPIA | 0.95 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.953 LPIA | 0.9 LPIA | 1.03 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.965 LPIA | 0.94 LPIA | 0.99 LPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Palestine, State of
More education data for Palestine, State of
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 50,739 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 306 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 86,251 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location in Palestine, State of?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location in Palestine, State of was 0.94 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 LPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.81 LPIA in 2007.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location?
- Palestine, State of ranks 15th out of 53 countries with data for 2022.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release