Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, both sexes in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, both sexes was 80.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, both sexes 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, urban, both sexes in Palestine, State of is 80.2%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, both sexes in Palestine, State of peaked at 80.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 31.3%, in 1997.
Palestine, State of ranks 29th of 57 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, urban, both sexes in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 31.3% | — |
| 2004 | 43.8% | +39.9% |
| 2006 | 46.0% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 46.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 45.6% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 48.0% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 48.0% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 51.5% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 54.3% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 57.4% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 59.8% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 65.2% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 68.9% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 70.7% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 72.5% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 73.4% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 76.1% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 80.2% | +5.4% |
Palestine, State of compared with similar countries
- Palestine, State of's 80.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 55.1%, 1.5× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Palestine, State of's 80.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 63.1%, 1.3× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, both sexes in Palestine, State of changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +39.9% | 31.3% | 43.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.3% | 31.3% | 31.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 45.9% | 43.8% | 48.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 62.2% | 48.0% | 73.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.1% | 76.1% | 80.2% | 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, urban, both sexes in Palestine, State of?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, both sexes in Palestine, State of was 80.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, both sexes recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 80.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, both sexes recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.3% in 1997.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, both sexes?
- Palestine, State of ranks 29th out of 57 countries with data for 2022.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, both sexes rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.7%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release