Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Palestine
Palestine: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.1 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Palestine, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2025, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Palestine stood at 1.1 index.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Palestine peaked at 1.14 index in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.5418 index, in 1981.
That places Palestine 41st out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Palestine, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.5418 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.5671 index | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 0.6001 index | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 0.6296 index | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 0.6626 index | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 0.6971 index | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7262 index | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 0.7613 index | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 0.7993 index | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8329 index | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.864 index | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.8932 index | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.9233 index | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9512 index | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9755 index | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 1 index | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 1.03 index | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 1.05 index | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 1.07 index | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 1.09 index | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 1.11 index | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 1.12 index | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.12 index | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.13 index | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.13 index | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.14 index | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.14 index | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.14 index | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.14 index | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.14 index | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.14 index | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.14 index | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.14 index | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.14 index | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.14 index | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.13 index | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.13 index | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.13 index | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.12 index | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.12 index | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.11 index | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.11 index | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.11 index | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.1 index | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 1.1 index | -0.4% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 1.1 index is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 index, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 1.1 index is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.02 index, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.665 index | 0.5418 index | 0.7993 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9593 index | 0.8329 index | 1.07 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.13 index | 1.09 index | 1.14 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 index | 1.12 index | 1.14 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 index | 1.1 index | 1.12 index | 6 |
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 lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Palestine?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Palestine was 1.1 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 index in 2012.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5418 index in 1981.
- How does Palestine rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Palestine ranks 41st out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.