Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, both sexes (%) (rate) in Palestine
Palestine: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, both sexes (%) (rate) was 98.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, both sexes in Palestine, 1997–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, both sexes in Palestine stood at 98.2%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, both sexes in Palestine peaked at 98.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 81.5%, in 1997.
That places Palestine 9th out of 53 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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, rural, both sexes (%) (rate) in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 81.5% | — |
| 2004 | 91.3% | +12.0% |
| 2006 | 92.8% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 93.4% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 94.3% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 94.7% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 95.6% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 96.2% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 96.8% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 96.6% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 96.4% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 96.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 97.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.7% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 98.1% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 98.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 98.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.6%, 1.5× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 98.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 79.9%, 1.2× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.5% | 81.5% | 81.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 93.3% | 91.3% | 94.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 96.8% | 95.6% | 98.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.3% | 98.2% | 98.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More education data for Palestine
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 90.1 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 90.44 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, both sexes in Palestine?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, both sexes in Palestine was 98.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, both sexes recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, both sexes recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.5% in 1997.
- How does Palestine rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, both sexes?
- Palestine ranks 9th out of 53 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, both sexes rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release