School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 7.09 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Palestine, State of, 1995–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Palestine, State of recorded 7.09 years for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Palestine, State of peaked at 7.24 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.22 years, in 1995.
That places Palestine, State of 47th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 5.22 years | — |
| 1996 | 5.39 years | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 5.56 years | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 5.83 years | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 6.01 years | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 6.18 years | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 6.35 years | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 6.56 years | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 6.87 years | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 7.01 years | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 7.17 years | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 7.21 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 7.18 years | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 7.19 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 7.13 years | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 7.06 years | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 7.03 years | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 7 years | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 6.99 years | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 7.04 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 7.06 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 7.14 years | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 7.13 years | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 7.18 years | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 7.17 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 7.24 years | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 7.17 years | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 7.09 years | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.5 years | 5.22 years | 5.83 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 6.77 years | 6.01 years | 7.21 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.07 years | 6.99 years | 7.18 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.17 years | 7.09 years | 7.24 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, secondary, both sexes in Palestine, State of?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Palestine, State of was 7.09 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 7.24 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.22 years in 1995.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Palestine, State of ranks 47th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release