School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Palestine

Palestine: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 2.82 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2.82 years
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
90th
of 191 countries
All-time high
3.06 years
in 2011
All-time low
0.7038 years
in 1996
Years of data
28
1996–2023

School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Palestine, 1996–2023

0.511.522.531996200920231996: 0.704 years1997: 0.831 years1998: 0.913 years1999: 1.1 years2000: 1.1 years2001: 1.4 years2002: 1.5 years2003: 1.8 years2004: 2 years2005: 1.9 years2006: 2.1 years2007: 2.7 years2008: 2.8 years2009: 2.8 years2010: 3 years2011: 3.1 years2012: 3 years2013: 2.9 years2014: 2.9 years2015: 2.9 years2016: 2.9 years2017: 2.9 years2018: 2.9 years2019: 2.9 years2020: 2.8 years2021: 2.8 years2022: 2.9 years2023: 2.8 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Palestine is 2.82 years, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Palestine peaked at 3.06 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.7038 years, in 1996.

That places Palestine 90th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Palestine, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) in Palestine, 1996 to 2023.
Year years Change
1996 0.7038 years
1997 0.8313 years +18.1%
1998 0.913 years +9.8%
1999 1.13 years +24.0%
2000 1.12 years -1.3%
2001 1.39 years +24.5%
2002 1.54 years +10.6%
2003 1.81 years +17.3%
2004 2.03 years +12.4%
2005 1.92 years -5.5%
2006 2.13 years +11.2%
2007 2.69 years +26.1%
2008 2.78 years +3.4%
2009 2.81 years +1.1%
2010 3.01 years +7.3%
2011 3.06 years +1.6%
2012 3.02 years -1.2%
2013 2.89 years -4.4%
2014 2.92 years +0.9%
2015 2.92 years +0.1%
2016 2.85 years -2.4%
2017 2.85 years +0.1%
2018 2.87 years +0.6%
2019 2.86 years -0.3%
2020 2.84 years -0.7%
2021 2.78 years -2.1%
2022 2.87 years +3.1%
2023 2.82 years -1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.895 years 0.7038 years 1.13 years 4
2000s 2.02 years 1.12 years 2.81 years 10
2010s 2.93 years 2.85 years 3.06 years 10
2020s 2.83 years 2.78 years 2.87 years 4

Countries ranked near Palestine

  1. 87 Marshall Islands 2.93 years compare
  2. 88 Lebanon 2.86 years compare
  3. 89 Andorra 2.85 years compare
  4. 91 San Marino 2.82 years compare
  5. 92 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.81 years compare
  6. 93 Mauritius 2.76 years compare

See the full ranking of 412 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Palestine?
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Palestine was 2.82 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Palestine?
The highest recorded value was 3.06 years in 2011.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Palestine?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7038 years in 1996.
How does Palestine rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
Palestine ranks 90th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Palestine?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Palestine data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
412 places, 14,089 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release