Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location was 0.99 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Palestine, State of, 1997–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Palestine, State of stood at 0.99 LPIA.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Palestine, State of peaked at 1 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.87 LPIA, in 1997.
Palestine, State of ranks 10th of 55 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.87 LPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.92 LPIA | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 0.94 LPIA | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.95 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.96 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.96 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.98 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.98 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.98 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.97 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.96 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.97 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.98 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.98 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.98 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.99 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.99 LPIA | -1.0% |
Palestine, State of compared with similar countries
- Palestine, State of's 0.99 LPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.71 LPIA, 1.4× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Palestine, State of's 0.99 LPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.765 LPIA, 1.3× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.87 LPIA | 0.87 LPIA | 0.87 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.946 LPIA | 0.92 LPIA | 0.96 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.977 LPIA | 0.96 LPIA | 0.99 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.995 LPIA | 0.99 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 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 literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Palestine, State of?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Palestine, State of was 0.99 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 1 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.87 LPIA in 1997.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location?
- Palestine, State of ranks 10th out of 55 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release