Literacy rate, youth female in Palestine
Palestine: Literacy rate, youth female was 99.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Literacy rate, youth female in Palestine, 1997–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15-24.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, youth female in Palestine stood at 99.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth female in Palestine peaked at 99.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 97.2%, in 1997.
That places Palestine 32nd out of 105 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Literacy rate, youth female in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 97.2% | — |
| 2004 | 98.9% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 99.2% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.2% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.4% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 99.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 93.8%, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 99.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 98.6%, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.2% | 97.2% | 97.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.1% | 98.9% | 99.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 99.2% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 99.2% | 99.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More education data for Palestine
- 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, youth female in Palestine?
- Literacy rate, youth female in Palestine was 99.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth female recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth female recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.2% in 1997.
- How does Palestine rank for literacy rate, youth female?
- Palestine ranks 32nd out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, youth female rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.