Secondary education, duration in Palestine
Palestine: Secondary education, duration was 8 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Secondary education, duration in Palestine, 1970–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, duration in Palestine is 8 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, duration in Palestine peaked at 8 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 8 years, in 1970.
Palestine ranks 3rd of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Secondary education, duration in Palestine, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8 years | — |
| 1971 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 1 Germany 9 years compare
- 1 Slovakia 9 years compare
- 3 Armenia 8 years compare
- 3 Austria 8 years compare
- 3 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 years compare
- 3 Bulgaria 8 years compare
- 3 Croatia 8 years compare
- 3 Czechia 8 years compare
- 3 Hungary 8 years compare
- 3 Italy 8 years compare
- 3 Lithuania 8 years compare
- 3 Moldova 8 years compare
- 3 Montenegro 8 years compare
- 3 North Macedonia 8 years compare
- 3 Oman 8 years compare
- 3 Poland 8 years compare
- 3 Romania 8 years compare
- 3 San Marino 8 years compare
- 3 Serbia 8 years compare
- 3 Somalia 8 years compare
- 3 Sri Lanka 8 years compare
- 3 Turkey 8 years compare
- 3 Turkmenistan 8 years compare
- 3 United Arab Emirates 8 years compare
More education data for Palestine
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.099 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 25,038 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, duration in Palestine?
- Secondary education, duration in Palestine was 8 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, duration recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 8 years in 1970.
- What is the lowest secondary education, duration recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 years in 1970.
- How does Palestine rank for secondary education, duration?
- Palestine ranks 3rd out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is secondary education, duration rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in secondary school.