Education in Palestine

2,413 indicators covering education for Palestine.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education 2.08 % change on previous year 2023 up 2,609.5% 100th
Persistence to last grade of primary, total 18.6% 2023 down 80.9% 178th
Secondary education, general pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2018 down 51.4% 38th
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 2.28 years 2019 down 15.5% 72nd
Secondary education, general pupils 51.7% 2018 up 1.6% 41st
Lower secondary completion rate, female 93.8% 2023 up 5.5% 78th
Lower secondary completion rate, male 88.6% 2023 up 15.1% 90th
Children out of school 9.6% 2023 up 45.3% 53rd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 148,253 number 2019 up 63.4% 99th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0316 number per person 2019 up 28.7% 58th
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 70,302 2025 up 28.5% 99th
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 67,712 2025 up 23.0% 98th
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 138,014 2025 up 25.8% 98th
Start of the academic school year 2,023 tertiary education 2023 up 0.5% 31st
Theoretical duration of secondary education 8 years 2025 unchanged 3rd
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 3 years 2025 up 50.0% 52nd
Official entrance age to upper secondary education 15 years 2025 down 6.2% 64th
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 5 years 2025 down 16.7% 5th
Official entrance age to lower secondary education 10 years 2025 unchanged 198th
Start of the academic school year 2,024 2025 up 0.5% 53rd
Theoretical duration of pre-primary education 2 years 2025 unchanged 146th
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years 2025 unchanged 14th
Theoretical duration of primary education 4 years 2025 unchanged 194th
Official entrance age to primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 84,558 2023 down 3.1% 99th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 139,419 2023 up 10.7% 85th
Teachers in primary education, male 5,669 2023 up 6.0% 109th
Teachers in primary education, female 19,369 2023 up 50.2% 107th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 77.4% 2023 up 9.5% 105th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 91.4% 2023 down 3.5% 183rd
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 3.66 years 2023 down 3.5% 212th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.8% 2023 up 735.7% 169th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.7% 2023 up 153.3% 172nd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 223,977 2023 up 5.0% 92nd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 99.2% 2023 down 0.7% 61st
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.3% 2023 down 1.1% 57th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 169,671 2023 up 52.1% 99th
Enrolment in secondary education, male 420,516 2023 up 22.2% 88th
Enrolment in secondary education, female 447,716 2023 up 23.6% 84th
Teachers in primary education, both sexes 25,038 2023 up 37.3% 113th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.3% 2023 up 231.1% 184th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.7% 2023 down 0.9% 55th
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 868,232 2023 up 22.9% 87th
Enrolment in primary education, male 263,637 2023 up 20.3% 110th
Enrolment in primary education, female 251,063 2023 up 18.9% 110th
School age population, upper secondary education, male 176,730 2025 up 84.8% 104th
School age population, upper secondary education, female 177,113 2025 up 80.6% 100th
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 353,843 2025 up 82.7% 103rd
School age population, secondary education, male 513,797 2025 up 27.0% 93rd
School age population, secondary education, female 505,666 2025 up 22.8% 94th
School age population, secondary education, both sexes 1.02 million 2025 up 24.9% 93rd
School age population, tertiary education, male 257,971 2025 up 8.2% 109th
School age population, tertiary education, female 263,758 2025 up 9.3% 105th
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 521,729 2025 up 8.8% 107th
School age population, lower secondary education, male 337,067 2025 up 9.1% 85th
School age population, lower secondary education, female 328,553 2025 up 4.8% 85th
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 665,620 2025 up 6.9% 85th
School age population, last grade of primary education, male 72,752 2025 up 29.1% 97th
School age population, last grade of primary education, female 69,737 2025 up 23.3% 97th
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 142,489 2025 up 26.2% 97th