Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male was 99.1% in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
99.1%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
7th
of 53 countries
All-time high
99.1%
in 2022
All-time low
93.1%
in 1997
Years of data
18
1997–2022

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in Palestine, State of, 1997–2022

0204060801001997200920221997: 93.1 %2004: 97.5 %2006: 98.1 %2007: 98 %2008: 98.2 %2009: 98.3 %2010: 98.4 %2011: 98.7 %2012: 99 %2013: 99 %2014: 98.7 %2015: 98.5 %2016: 98.7 %2017: 98.5 %2018: 99 %2019: 98.9 %2020: 98.9 %2022: 99.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2022, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in Palestine, State of stood at 99.1%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in Palestine, State of peaked at 99.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 93.1%, in 1997.

Palestine, State of ranks 7th of 53 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male (%) in Palestine, State of, 1997 to 2022.
Year % Change
1997 93.1%
2004 97.5% +4.8%
2006 98.1% +0.6%
2007 98.0% -0.1%
2008 98.2% +0.3%
2009 98.3% +0.1%
2010 98.4% +0.2%
2011 98.7% +0.3%
2012 99.0% +0.3%
2013 99.0% -0.0%
2014 98.7% -0.3%
2015 98.5% -0.2%
2016 98.7% +0.3%
2017 98.5% -0.3%
2018 99.0% +0.6%
2019 98.9% -0.2%
2020 98.9% +0.1%
2022 99.1% +0.2%

Palestine, State of compared with similar countries

  • Palestine, State of's 99.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 78.9%, 1.3× the median. (16 countries reporting)
  • Palestine, State of's 99.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 90.8%, 1.1× the median. (9 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 93.1% 93.1% 93.1% 1
2000s 98.0% 97.5% 98.3% 5
2010s 98.7% 98.4% 99.0% 10
2020s 99.0% 98.9% 99.1% 2

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 4 Georgia 99.5% compare
  2. 5 Serbia 99.4% compare
  3. 6 Spain 99.3% compare
  4. 8 Tonga 98.8% compare
  5. 9 Oman 98.5% compare
  6. 10 Türkiye 98.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in Palestine, State of?
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male in Palestine, State of was 99.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2022.
What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 93.1% in 1997.
How does Palestine, State of rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male?
Palestine, State of ranks 7th out of 53 countries with data for 2022.
Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
53 places, 614 data points, 1976–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release