Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index was 1.32 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Palestine, State of, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Palestine, State of is 1.32 index, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Palestine, State of peaked at 1.32 index in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3292 index, in 1981.
Palestine, State of ranks 11th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.3292 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.3556 index | +8.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3845 index | +8.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4178 index | +8.7% |
| 1985 | 0.4509 index | +7.9% |
| 1986 | 0.4895 index | +8.6% |
| 1987 | 0.5225 index | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 0.5552 index | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 0.5878 index | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 0.624 index | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 0.656 index | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 0.6916 index | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 0.729 index | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7634 index | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 0.7984 index | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8402 index | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8871 index | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9335 index | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 0.975 index | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 1.01 index | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 1.04 index | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 1.07 index | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 1.09 index | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 1.11 index | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 1.14 index | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 1.16 index | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 1.18 index | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.2 index | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.22 index | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.23 index | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.25 index | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.26 index | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.27 index | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.28 index | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.28 index | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.29 index | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.3 index | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.3 index | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.3 index | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.31 index | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.31 index | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.31 index | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.31 index | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.32 index | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 1.32 index | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4548 index | 0.3292 index | 0.5878 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.7898 index | 0.624 index | 0.975 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.12 index | 1.01 index | 1.22 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.28 index | 1.23 index | 1.3 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.31 index | 1.31 index | 1.32 index | 6 |
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More gender data for Palestine, State of
- 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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 73,054 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 69,687 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 73,057 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Palestine, State of?
- Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Palestine, State of was 1.32 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 index in 2024.
- What is the lowest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3292 index in 1981.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index?
- Palestine, State of ranks 11th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Upper secondary completion rate, 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 upper secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.