Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 94.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Palestine, State of, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palestine, State of recorded 94.9% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Palestine, State of peaked at 94.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.3%, in 1997.
That places Palestine, State of 18th out of 87 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 51.3% | — |
| 2004 | 61.4% | +19.8% |
| 2006 | 65.4% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 66.5% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 67.8% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 68.9% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 73.5% | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 77.1% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 78.3% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 80.3% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 81.5% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 85.0% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 87.2% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 88.2% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 89.3% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 91.0% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 91.7% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 90.3% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 92.2% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 94.9% | +2.9% |
Palestine, State of compared with similar countries
- Palestine, State of's 94.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 61.6%, 1.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Palestine, State of's 94.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 80.6%, 1.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.3% | 51.3% | 51.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 66.0% | 61.4% | 68.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 83.1% | 73.5% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.2% | 90.3% | 94.9% | 4 |
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 in Palestine, State of?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Palestine, State of was 94.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 94.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.3% in 1997.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- Palestine, State of ranks 18th out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release