Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in Palestine
Palestine: Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal was 1.38 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in Palestine, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in Palestine is 1.38 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.4% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in Palestine peaked at 1.38 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.03 GPIA, in 2002.
That places Palestine 1st out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in Palestine, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.05 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.07 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.12 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 1.15 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 1.15 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.17 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.17 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.18 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.22 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 1.23 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.24 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.26 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.26 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.24 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 1.24 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.25 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.27 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 1.38 GPIA | +8.4% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 1.38 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9653 GPIA, 1.4× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 1.38 GPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.08 GPIA, 1.3× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.21 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.28 GPIA | 1.24 GPIA | 1.38 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 2 Armenia 1.24 GPIA compare
- 3 Dominican Republic 1.22 GPIA compare
- 4 Montenegro 1.21 GPIA compare
More education data for Palestine
- 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 participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in Palestine?
- Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal in Palestine was 1.38 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Palestine rank for participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal?
- Palestine ranks 1st out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, 15-24 years old, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release