Literacy rate vs. average years of schooling in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Literacy rate vs. average years of schooling was 97.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate vs. average years of schooling in Palestine, State of, 1997–2022
Source: UNESCO (1957) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, literacy rate vs. average years of schooling in Palestine, State of stood at 97.8%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate vs. average years of schooling in Palestine, State of peaked at 97.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 86.1%, in 1997.
Palestine, State of ranks 30th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Literacy rate vs. average years of schooling in Palestine, State of, 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% |
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% | 97.8% | 3 |
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More education data for Palestine, State of
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 514,700 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.15 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0996 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 251,063 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate vs. average years of schooling in Palestine, State of?
- Literacy rate vs. average years of schooling in Palestine, State of was 97.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO (1957) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.1% in 1997.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for literacy rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Palestine, State of ranks 30th out of 128 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate vs. average years of schooling rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO (1957) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of adults who can read and write a simple statement about their everyday life.