Literacy rate vs. GDP per capita in Palestine
Palestine: Literacy rate vs. GDP per capita was 97.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate vs. GDP per capita in Palestine, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate vs. gdp per capita in Palestine is 97.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate vs. gdp per capita in Palestine peaked at 97.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 86.1%, in 1997.
That places Palestine 17th out of 89 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Literacy rate vs. GDP per capita in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 86.1% | — |
| 2004 | 92.5% | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 93.5% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 93.8% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 94.0% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 94.4% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 94.7% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 95.7% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 96.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 96.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 96.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 97.2% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 97.4% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.1% | 86.1% | 86.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 93.6% | 92.5% | 94.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 96.2% | 94.7% | 97.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.7% | 97.5% | 97.9% | 4 |
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More education data for Palestine
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 251,063 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0486 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 263,637 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.29 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.051 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 868,232 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.6 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,038 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.56 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate vs. gdp per capita in Palestine?
- Literacy rate vs. gdp per capita in Palestine was 97.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.1% in 1997.
- How does Palestine rank for literacy rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Palestine ranks 17th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population aged 15 years and older who can read and write.