Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9886 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Palestine, State of, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Palestine, State of stood at 0.9886 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Palestine, State of peaked at 0.99 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.83 GPIA, in 1997.
That places Palestine, State of 40th out of 87 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.83 GPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.92 GPIA | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 0.93 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.94 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.95 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.96 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.97 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.98 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.99 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9898 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9886 GPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.83 GPIA | 0.83 GPIA | 0.83 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.938 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.976 GPIA | 0.96 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9896 GPIA | 0.9886 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine, State of
- 41 Panama 0.9869 GPIA compare
- 42 Myanmar 0.9818 GPIA compare
- 43 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.98 GPIA compare
- 43 Indonesia 0.98 GPIA compare
- 43 Macau, China 0.98 GPIA compare
- 43 Saudi Arabia 0.98 GPIA compare
- 43 Türkiye 0.98 GPIA 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 literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Palestine, State of?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Palestine, State of was 0.9886 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.99 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.83 GPIA in 1997.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- Palestine, State of ranks 40th out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release