Literacy rate in Palestine in 2024 — 97.94%. Ranked 5 in the world out of 29. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 11.86 pp.
1997–2024 · % of population aged 15+
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Palestine
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 97.94 | — |
| 2022 | 97.84 | +0.16 pp |
| 2021 | 97.68 | +0.17 pp |
| 2020 | 97.51 | +0.13 pp |
| 2019 | 97.38 | +0.16 pp |
| 2018 | 97.22 | +0.3 pp |
| 2017 | 96.92 | +0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 96.72 | +0.24 pp |
| 2015 | 96.48 | +0.27 pp |
| 2014 | 96.21 | +0.16 pp |
| 2013 | 96.05 | +0.38 pp |
| 2012 | 95.67 | +0.64 pp |
| 2011 | 95.03 | +0.31 pp |
| 2010 | 94.72 | +0.29 pp |
| 2009 | 94.43 | +0.42 pp |
| 2008 | 94.01 | +0.25 pp |
| 2007 | 93.76 | +0.31 pp |
| 2006 | 93.45 | — |
| 2004 | 92.48 | — |
| 1997 | 86.08 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The share of the population aged 15 and older able to read and write a short simple statement about their everyday life. The UNESCO definition is deliberately minimal — it is the threshold of functional literacy, not an assessment of the quality of education. In most countries the data come from censuses and surveys, so they are updated irregularly.
Important: The series is incomplete: values are published only for the years in which a census or a literacy survey was conducted.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.
What share of their potential a child born today will manage to realize.
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