Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years was 1.02 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
1.02 GPIA
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
34th
of 121 countries
All-time high
1.02 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.778 GPIA
in 2004
Years of data
16
2004–2022

Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years in Palestine, State of, 2004–2022

00.250.50.7512004201320222004: 0.778 GPIA2006: 0.816 GPIA2007: 0.831 GPIA2008: 0.849 GPIA2009: 0.854 GPIA2010: 0.867 GPIA2011: 0.875 GPIA2012: 0.897 GPIA2013: 0.917 GPIA2014: 0.921 GPIA2015: 0.937 GPIA2016: 0.955 GPIA2017: 0.969 GPIA2018: 0.978 GPIA2020: 0.996 GPIA2022: 1 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

The most recent figure for mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years in Palestine, State of is 1.02 GPIA, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years in Palestine, State of peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.778 GPIA, in 2004.

Palestine, State of ranks 34th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Palestine, State of, 2004 to 2022.
Year GPIA Change
2004 0.778 GPIA
2006 0.8158 GPIA +4.9%
2007 0.8308 GPIA +1.8%
2008 0.8487 GPIA +2.2%
2009 0.8536 GPIA +0.6%
2010 0.8673 GPIA +1.6%
2011 0.8751 GPIA +0.9%
2012 0.8971 GPIA +2.5%
2013 0.9166 GPIA +2.2%
2014 0.9213 GPIA +0.5%
2015 0.9369 GPIA +1.7%
2016 0.9545 GPIA +1.9%
2017 0.9687 GPIA +1.5%
2018 0.9783 GPIA +1.0%
2020 0.9956 GPIA +1.8%
2022 1.02 GPIA +2.3%

Palestine, State of compared with similar countries

  • Palestine, State of's 1.02 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8492 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • Palestine, State of's 1.02 GPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9776 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8254 GPIA 0.778 GPIA 0.8536 GPIA 5
2010s 0.924 GPIA 0.8673 GPIA 0.9783 GPIA 9
2020s 1.01 GPIA 0.9956 GPIA 1.02 GPIA 2

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 31 Israel 1.02 GPIA compare
  2. 32 Norway 1.02 GPIA compare
  3. 33 Costa Rica 1.02 GPIA compare
  4. 35 Armenia 1.02 GPIA compare
  5. 36 United Arab Emirates 1.02 GPIA compare
  6. 37 Bulgaria 1.02 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 121 places →

More education data for Palestine, State of

All data for Palestine, State of →

Frequently asked questions

What is mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years in Palestine, State of?
Mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years in Palestine, State of was 1.02 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2022.
What is the lowest mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.778 GPIA in 2004.
How does Palestine, State of rank for mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years?
Palestine, State of ranks 34th out of 121 countries with data for 2022.
Is mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. 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, published as part of Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 16 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years in Palestine, State of. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/mean-years-of-schooling-isced-1-or-higher-population-25-years-adjusted-gender-parity/west-bank-and-gaza/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/mean-years-of-schooling-isced-1-or-higher-population-25-years-adjusted-gender-parity/west-bank-and-gaza/">Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years in Palestine, State of</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
121 places, 1,376 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release