Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Palestine
Palestine: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female was 18.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Palestine, 1995–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 18.5% for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 81.4% on the previous year and down 81.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Palestine peaked at 100.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 18.5%, in 2023.
Palestine ranks 163rd of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 100.0% | — |
| 1996 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 98.1% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 99.3% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 98.1% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 96.7% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 98.4% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 98.7% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.3% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 95.7% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 99.3% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 98.6% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 99.6% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 99.4% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 18.5% | -81.4% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 18.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 78.1%, 24% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 18.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 94.0%, 20% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Palestine changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -81.4% | 99.4% | 18.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.3% | 98.1% | 100.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 98.2% | 96.7% | 99.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 98.2% | 95.7% | 99.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 79.0% | 18.5% | 99.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 160 Uganda 35.7% compare
- 161 Haiti 33.9%
- 162 Madagascar 33.3% compare
- 164 Guinea-Bissau 7.5%
More education data for Palestine
- 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 survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Palestine?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Palestine was 18.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.5% in 2023.
- How does Palestine rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female?
- Palestine ranks 163rd out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release