Literacy in Palestine
Palestine: Literacy was 97.94 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
97.94
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
17th
of 89 countries
All-time high
97.94
in 2024
All-time low
86.08
in 1997
Years of data
20
1997–2024
Literacy in Palestine, 1997–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy in Palestine stood at 97.94. 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 in Palestine peaked at 97.94 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 86.08, 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 in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 86.08 | — |
| 2004 | 92.48 | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 93.45 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 93.76 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 94.01 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 94.43 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 94.72 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 95.03 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 95.67 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 96.05 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 96.21 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 96.48 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 96.72 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 96.92 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 97.22 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 97.38 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 97.51 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.68 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 97.84 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 97.94 | +0.1% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 97.94 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 78.16, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 97.94 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 94.44, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.08 | 86.08 | 86.08 | 1 |
| 2000s | 93.63 | 92.48 | 94.43 | 5 |
| 2010s | 96.24 | 94.72 | 97.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.74 | 97.51 | 97.94 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More education data for Palestine
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 90.1 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 90.44 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy in Palestine?
- Literacy in Palestine was 97.94 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 97.94 in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.08 in 1997.
- How does Palestine rank for literacy?
- Palestine ranks 17th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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