Literacy rates of older vs. younger population in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Literacy rates of older vs. younger population was 81.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rates of older vs. younger population in Palestine, State of, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palestine, State of recorded 81.7% for literacy rates of older vs. younger population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rates of older vs. younger population in Palestine, State of peaked at 81.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.1%, in 1997.
That places Palestine, State of 31st out of 85 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Literacy rates of older vs. younger population in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 29.1% | — |
| 2004 | 39.4% | +35.7% |
| 2006 | 40.3% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 40.8% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 41.1% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 44.2% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 46.2% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 49.0% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 52.0% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 55.3% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 57.0% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 61.5% | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 64.9% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 67.7% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 70.3% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 72.1% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 74.5% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 75.2% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 78.5% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 81.7% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.1% | 29.1% | 29.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 41.2% | 39.4% | 44.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 59.6% | 46.2% | 72.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.5% | 74.5% | 81.7% | 4 |
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More education data for Palestine, State of
- 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 rates of older vs. younger population in Palestine, State of?
- Literacy rates of older vs. younger population in Palestine, State of was 81.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates of older vs. younger population recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 81.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rates of older vs. younger population recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.1% in 1997.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for literacy rates of older vs. younger population?
- Palestine, State of ranks 31st out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rates of older vs. younger population rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine, State of 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 rates of older vs. younger population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population aged 65 years and older who can read and write.