Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 20.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Palestine, State of, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Palestine, State of stood at 20.1%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.9% on the previous year and up 131.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Palestine, State of peaked at 20.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 1999.
That places Palestine, State of 15th out of 123 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5.8% | — |
| 2000 | 8.6% | +49.1% |
| 2001 | 9.8% | +14.0% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | +12.2% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | -38.5% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | +35.3% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | -16.9% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | +20.5% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | +15.2% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | +14.2% |
| 2019 | 13.8% | +36.9% |
| 2020 | 15.2% | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 16.7% | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 17.6% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 20.1% | +13.9% |
Palestine, State of compared with similar countries
- Palestine, State of's 20.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.4%, 2.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Palestine, State of's 20.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.2%, 2.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.8% | 5.8% | 5.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 6.8% | 11.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 7.7% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 15.2% | 20.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine, State of
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 in Palestine, State of?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Palestine, State of was 20.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 20.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 1999.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Palestine, State of ranks 15th out of 123 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 131.5%. 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 Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Health and Welfare programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release