Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index was 1.02 index in 2022. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Palestine, State of, 2004–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Palestine, State of is 1.02 index, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Palestine, State of peaked at 1.02 index in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.778 index, in 2004.
Palestine, State of ranks 34th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.778 index | — |
| 2006 | 0.8158 index | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8308 index | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8487 index | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8536 index | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8673 index | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8751 index | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8971 index | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9166 index | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9213 index | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9369 index | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9545 index | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9687 index | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9783 index | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9956 index | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 1.02 index | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8254 index | 0.778 index | 0.8536 index | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.924 index | 0.8673 index | 0.9783 index | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 0.9956 index | 1.02 index | 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 average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Palestine, State of?
- Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Palestine, State of was 1.02 index in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 index in 2022.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.778 index in 2004.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index?
- Palestine, State of ranks 34th out of 121 countries with data for 2022.
- Is average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal average years of schooling between men and women. Values below 1 favor men, and above 1 favor women.