Lower secondary completion rate, total in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 91.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Palestine, State of, 1999–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2023, lower secondary completion rate, total in Palestine, State of stood at 91.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Palestine, State of peaked at 92.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 62.2%, in 1999.
That places Palestine, State of 88th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 62.2% | — |
| 2000 | 62.7% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 65.5% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 67.6% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 70.8% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 77.7% | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 81.7% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 85.6% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 83.5% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 91.8% | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 84.4% | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 87.0% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 82.8% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 83.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 80.9% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 80.5% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 84.5% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 83.8% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 88.9% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 91.9% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 91.7% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 92.0% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 92.9% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 91.2% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.2% | 62.2% | 62.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 76.3% | 62.7% | 91.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 84.8% | 80.5% | 91.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.9% | 91.2% | 92.9% | 4 |
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More education data for Palestine, State of
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Palestine, State of?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Palestine, State of was 91.2% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 92.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.2% in 1999.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Palestine, State of ranks 88th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.