Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female (%) (rate rural) in Palestine
Palestine: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female (%) (rate rural) was 97.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female in Palestine, 1997–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 97.3% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female in Palestine peaked at 97.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 70.0%, in 1997.
That places Palestine 10th out of 55 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, female (%) (rate rural) in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 70.0% | — |
| 2004 | 85.0% | +21.4% |
| 2006 | 87.3% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 88.8% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 90.3% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 91.1% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 92.6% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 93.4% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 94.5% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 94.1% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 93.9% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 94.7% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 95.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 95.8% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 96.2% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 97.3% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 97.7% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 97.3% | -0.4% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 97.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 55.3%, 1.8× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 97.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 68.3%, 1.4× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.0% | 70.0% | 70.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 88.5% | 85.0% | 91.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 94.8% | 92.6% | 97.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.5% | 97.3% | 97.7% | 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, female in Palestine?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female in Palestine was 97.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 97.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.0% in 1997.
- How does Palestine rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female?
- Palestine ranks 10th out of 55 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release