Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female was 84.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
84.7%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
78th
of 173 countries
All-time high
84.7%
in 2019
All-time low
64.1%
in 1996
Years of data
23
1996–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Palestine, State of, 1996–2019

0204060801996200720191996: 64.1 %1997: 66.7 %1999: 70.8 %2000: 72.1 %2001: 73.7 %2002: 74.5 %2003: 76.4 %2004: 78.1 %2005: 79.4 %2006: 81.1 %2007: 81.9 %2008: 81.8 %2009: 81.2 %2010: 81 %2011: 81.8 %2012: 81.6 %2013: 81.5 %2014: 81.6 %2015: 82.5 %2016: 82.7 %2017: 84 %2018: 84.5 %2019: 84.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Palestine, State of recorded 84.7% for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Palestine, State of peaked at 84.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 64.1%, in 1996.

Palestine, State of ranks 78th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female (%) in Palestine, State of, 1996 to 2019.
Year % Change
1996 64.1%
1997 66.7% +4.2%
1999 70.8% +6.1%
2000 72.1% +1.8%
2001 73.7% +2.3%
2002 74.5% +1.1%
2003 76.4% +2.5%
2004 78.1% +2.3%
2005 79.4% +1.6%
2006 81.1% +2.1%
2007 81.9% +1.1%
2008 81.8% -0.2%
2009 81.2% -0.7%
2010 81.0% -0.2%
2011 81.8% +0.9%
2012 81.6% -0.2%
2013 81.5% -0.2%
2014 81.6% +0.2%
2015 82.5% +1.1%
2016 82.7% +0.2%
2017 84.0% +1.5%
2018 84.5% +0.6%
2019 84.7% +0.3%

Palestine, State of compared with similar countries

  • Palestine, State of's 84.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 68.0%, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Palestine, State of's 84.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 84.7%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 67.2% 64.1% 70.8% 3
2000s 78.0% 72.1% 81.9% 10
2010s 82.6% 81.0% 84.7% 10

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 75 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 85.2% compare
  2. 76 Kyrgyzstan 85.1% compare
  3. 77 China 84.7% compare
  4. 79 Philippines 84.5% compare
  5. 80 Tonga 83.8% compare
  6. 81 Slovakia 83.7% compare

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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 84.7% in 2019, 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 84.7% in 2019.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 64.1% in 1996.
How does Palestine, State of rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
Palestine, State of ranks 78th out of 173 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
218 places, 4,835 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary, secondary and tertiary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of primary school age, secondary school age, and the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.