Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 21.6% 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
Palestine, State of recorded 21.6% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.0% on the previous year and up 161.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Palestine, State of peaked at 21.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 1999.
Palestine, State of ranks 38th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 7.4% | — |
| 2000 | 10.7% | +44.0% |
| 2001 | 11.4% | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 11.5% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 7.7% | -32.6% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | +23.2% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | -21.7% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | +18.4% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 8.4% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 8.3% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 8.3% | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 9.8% | +17.4% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | +12.7% |
| 2019 | 15.1% | +37.0% |
| 2020 | 16.4% | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 18.3% | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 19.2% | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 21.6% | +13.0% |
Palestine, State of compared with similar countries
- Palestine, State of's 21.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.6%, 2.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Palestine, State of's 21.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.3%, 1.9× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.4% | 7.4% | 7.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.6% | 7.5% | 11.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 8.0% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 16.4% | 21.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine, State of
- 35 Canada 22.2% compare
- 36 Argentina 22.0% compare
- 37 Slovakia 22.0% compare
- 39 Dominican Republic 21.1% compare
- 40 Kazakhstan 20.9% compare
- 41 Netherlands 20.5% 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 in Palestine, State of?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Palestine, State of was 21.6% 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 21.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 1999.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Palestine, State of ranks 38th out of 122 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 161.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release