School completion in Palestine
Palestine: School completion was 99.64 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
99.64
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
34th
of 165 countries
All-time high
99.64
in 2025
All-time low
95.88
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
School completion in Palestine, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 99.64 for school completion 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, school completion in Palestine peaked at 99.64 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 95.88, in 1981.
That places Palestine 34th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
School completion in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 95.88 | — |
| 1982 | 96.02 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 96.17 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 96.32 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 96.46 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 96.57 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 96.7 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 96.83 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 96.95 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 97.08 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 97.2 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 97.3 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 97.41 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 97.53 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 97.64 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 97.77 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 97.91 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 98.06 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 98.21 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 98.35 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 98.49 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 98.6 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 98.68 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 98.75 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 98.81 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 98.85 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.89 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.93 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.96 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.02 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.06 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.16 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.21 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.26 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.31 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.36 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.4 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.45 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.49 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.53 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.56 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.61 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 99.64 | +0.0% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 99.64 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86.1, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 99.64 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.63, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 96.43 | 95.88 | 96.95 | 9 |
| 1990s | 97.61 | 97.08 | 98.21 | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.73 | 98.35 | 98.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.19 | 99 | 99.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.55 | 99.45 | 99.64 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More education data for Palestine
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 90.1 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 90.44 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school completion in Palestine?
- School completion in Palestine was 99.64 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school completion recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 99.64 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school completion recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.88 in 1981.
- How does Palestine rank for school completion?
- Palestine ranks 34th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion 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 Our World in Data, published as part of School completion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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