Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 12.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Palestine, State of, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palestine, State of recorded 12.0% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in 2023.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Palestine, State of peaked at 29.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2018.
That places Palestine, State of 27th out of 123 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 11.6% | — |
| 2000 | 29.1% | +150.2% |
| 2001 | 26.3% | -9.8% |
| 2003 | 16.3% | -38.1% |
| 2004 | 16.7% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 14.8% | -11.7% |
| 2008 | 13.5% | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 12.5% | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 12.6% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 10.6% | -15.2% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 10.3% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 8.9% | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | +16.2% |
| 2020 | 10.3% | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 11.9% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 12.0% | +0.5% |
Palestine, State of compared with similar countries
- Palestine, State of's 12.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Palestine, State of's 12.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 12.0%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Palestine, State of changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +150.2% | 11.6% | 29.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.6% | 11.6% | 11.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.5% | 12.5% | 29.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 8.0% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 10.3% | 12.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine, State of
- 24 New Zealand 12.3% compare
- 25 Greece 12.1% compare
- 26 Argentina 12.1% compare
- 28 Morocco 12.0% compare
- 29 Burkina Faso 11.7% compare
- 30 Uzbekistan 11.5% compare
More education data for Palestine, State of
- 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 percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Palestine, State of?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Palestine, State of was 12.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 29.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2018.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Palestine, State of ranks 27th out of 123 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release