Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female was 82.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
82.5%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
104th
of 186 countries
All-time high
83.2%
in 2019
All-time low
61.3%
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2023
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Palestine, State of, 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Palestine, State of stood at 82.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Palestine, State of peaked at 83.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 61.3%, in 1996.
That places Palestine, State of 104th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 61.3% | — |
| 1997 | 64.0% | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 69.0% | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 70.9% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 72.9% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 73.8% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 75.5% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 76.9% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 77.8% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 79.2% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 80.2% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 80.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 80.0% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 80.2% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 81.1% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 80.9% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 80.7% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 80.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 81.7% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 81.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 82.7% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 83.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 83.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 83.2% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 82.8% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 83.0% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 82.5% | -0.6% |
Palestine, State of compared with similar countries
- Palestine, State of's 82.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 68.8%, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Palestine, State of's 82.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 85.7%, 96% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.7% | 61.3% | 69.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 76.7% | 70.9% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.6% | 80.2% | 83.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.9% | 82.5% | 83.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine, State of
- 101 Jamaica 83.4% compare
- 102 Liechtenstein 83.3% compare
- 103 Azerbaijan 82.5% compare
- 105 Tunisia 82.5% compare
- 106 Luxembourg 82.2% compare
- 107 Cape Verde 82.0% compare
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 gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Palestine, State of?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Palestine, State of was 82.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 83.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.3% in 1996.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
- Palestine, State of ranks 104th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release