Share of children who have completed primary school in Palestine
Palestine: Share of children who have completed primary school was 99.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of children who have completed primary school in Palestine, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 99.6% for share of children who have completed primary school in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who have completed primary school in Palestine peaked at 99.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 95.9%, in 1981.
That places Palestine 34th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of children who have completed primary school in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 95.9% | — |
| 1982 | 96.0% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 96.2% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 98.2% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 99.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86.1%, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 99.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.6%, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 96.4% | 95.9% | 97.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 97.6% | 97.1% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.7% | 98.3% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 99.0% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 99.5% | 99.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
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 share of children who have completed primary school in Palestine?
- Share of children who have completed primary school in Palestine was 99.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.9% in 1981.
- How does Palestine rank for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Palestine ranks 34th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children who have completed primary school rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.