Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity was 1 LPIA in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
1 LPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 53 countries
All-time high
1 LPIA
in 1997
All-time low
0.99 LPIA
in 2017
Years of data
18
1997–2022
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Palestine, State of, 1997–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Palestine, State of recorded 1 LPIA for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in 2022. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Palestine, State of peaked at 1 LPIA in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.99 LPIA, in 2017.
Palestine, State of ranks 1st of 53 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1 LPIA | — |
| 2004 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.99 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
Palestine, State of compared with similar countries
- Palestine, State of's 1 LPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.87 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Palestine, State of's 1 LPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.95 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.999 LPIA | 0.99 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 LPIA | 1 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, male, adjusted location parity in Palestine, State of?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Palestine, State of was 1 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 1 LPIA in 1997.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.99 LPIA in 2017.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity?
- Palestine, State of ranks 1st out of 53 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release