School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 13.06 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Palestine, State of, 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Palestine, State of recorded 13.06 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Palestine, State of peaked at 13.55 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.75 years, in 1996.
Palestine, State of ranks 110th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 9.75 years | — |
| 1997 | 10.13 years | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 10.99 years | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 11.08 years | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 11.58 years | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 11.87 years | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 12.28 years | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 12.7 years | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 12.65 years | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 12.82 years | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 13.37 years | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 13.44 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 13.42 years | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 13.55 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 13.51 years | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 13.48 years | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 13.28 years | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 13.3 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 13.36 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 13.31 years | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 13.43 years | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 13.42 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 13.39 years | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 13.33 years | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 13.24 years | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 13.21 years | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 13.06 years | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.29 years | 9.75 years | 10.99 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 12.52 years | 11.08 years | 13.44 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.4 years | 13.28 years | 13.55 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.21 years | 13.06 years | 13.33 years | 4 |
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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 school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Palestine, State of?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Palestine, State of was 13.06 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 13.55 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.75 years in 1996.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Palestine, State of ranks 110th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release