Years of schooling in Palestine
Palestine: Years of schooling was 10.13 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
10.13
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
91st
of 192 countries
All-time high
10.13
in 2022
All-time low
7.53
in 2004
Years of data
20
2004–2023
Years of schooling in Palestine, 2004–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, years of schooling in Palestine stood at 10.13. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, years of schooling in Palestine peaked at 10.13 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.53, in 2004.
Palestine ranks 91st of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Years of schooling in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 7.53 | — |
| 2005 | 7.63 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 7.74 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 7.91 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 8.01 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 8.31 | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 8.36 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 8.58 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 8.85 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 8.87 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 8.91 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 9.08 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 9.16 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 9.28 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 9.52 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 9.73 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 9.94 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 10.04 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 10.13 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 10.13 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.86 | 7.53 | 8.31 | 6 |
| 2010s | 9.03 | 8.36 | 9.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.06 | 9.94 | 10.13 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
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 years of schooling in Palestine?
- Years of schooling in Palestine was 10.13 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest years of schooling recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 10.13 in 2022.
- What is the lowest years of schooling recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.53 in 2004.
- How does Palestine rank for years of schooling?
- Palestine ranks 91st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is years of schooling rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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