Literacy in Palestine

Demographics Age (%)
Adult 97.38 in 2019 WB + 1 other
Youth 1.13 in 2020 WB
Gender (% in 2020)
Female 94.14 WB
Male 81.66 WB
Middle East (%)
Palestine 1.13 in 2020 WB + 1 other
Qatar 1.01 in 2014 WB + 1 other
Kuwait 1 in 2020 WB + 1 other
Jordan 1 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Iran 1 in 2022 WB + 1 other
Lebanon 1 in 2019 WB + 1 other
Oman 1 in 2022 WB + 1 other
Cyprus 1 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Bahrain 1 in 2011 WB + 1 other
Saudi Arabia 1 in 2020 WB + 1 other
Turkey 1 in 2019 WB + 1 other
United Arab Emirates 1 in 2022 WB + 1 other
Israel 0.99 in 1983 WB
Syrian Arab Republic 0.98 in 2014 WB
Iraq 0.97 in 2017 WB + 1 other
Yemen 0.65 in 2004 WB
Education Indicators
Completion Rate 94.05 % in 2022 WB
Duration 4 years in 2022 WB
Educational Attainment 67.93 % in 2020 WB
Enrollment Rate 91.76 % in 2022 WB
Intake Rate Primary Education 6 timeseries
Literacy 1.13 % in 2020 WB + 1 other
Not in Education 5.04 % in 2022 WB
Pupil–Teacher Ratio 16.7 ratio in 2018 WB
School Life Expectancy 9.9 years in 2022 UNDP + 1 other
Starting Age 10 years in 2022 WB