Literacy rate, adult female in Palestine
Palestine: Literacy rate, adult female was 96.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, adult female in Palestine, 1997–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15 and above.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 96.8% for literacy rate, adult female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult female in Palestine peaked at 96.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 79.8%, in 1997.
That places Palestine 18th out of 89 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Literacy rate, adult female in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 79.8% | — |
| 2004 | 88.8% | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 89.8% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 90.3% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 90.8% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 91.5% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 91.8% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 92.2% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 93.2% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 93.8% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 94.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 94.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 94.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 95.3% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 95.7% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 95.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 96.2% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 96.6% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 96.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 71.4%, 1.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 96.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 88.6%, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.8% | 79.8% | 79.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 90.2% | 88.8% | 91.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 94.2% | 91.8% | 95.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.6% | 96.2% | 96.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More gender data for Palestine
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,123 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.0057 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,000 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,000 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 69,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 72,443 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 69,540 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 72,495 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 69,757 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, adult female in Palestine?
- Literacy rate, adult female in Palestine was 96.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 96.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.8% in 1997.
- How does Palestine rank for literacy rate, adult female?
- Palestine ranks 18th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, adult female rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.