Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, male in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, male was 87.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, male in Palestine, State of, 1997–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, male in Palestine, State of is 87.2%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, male in Palestine, State of peaked at 91.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 49.9%, in 1997.
That places Palestine, State of 13th out of 53 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, male in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 49.9% | — |
| 2004 | 57.4% | +15.0% |
| 2006 | 57.5% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 57.3% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 60.5% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 66.5% | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 75.6% | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 71.7% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 73.3% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 75.5% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 79.8% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 80.5% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 79.6% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 83.7% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 87.1% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 91.7% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 90.5% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 87.2% | -3.6% |
Palestine, State of compared with similar countries
- Palestine, State of's 87.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.1%, 1.7× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Palestine, State of's 87.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 51.8%, 1.7× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.9% | 49.9% | 49.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 59.8% | 57.3% | 66.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 79.8% | 71.7% | 91.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.8% | 87.2% | 90.5% | 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, rural, male in Palestine, State of?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, male in Palestine, State of was 87.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, male recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 91.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, male recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.9% in 1997.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, male?
- Palestine, State of ranks 13th out of 53 countries with data for 2022.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, male rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release