Education in Palestine, State of

2,438 indicators covering education for Palestine, State of.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Trained teachers in primary education, female 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Trained teachers in primary education, male 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male 43 2023 up 186.7% 138th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male 38 2023 down 38.7% 138th
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male 301,331 2023 up 8.3% 78th
Government spending on education as a share of GDP 5.4% 2021 up 1.9% 41st
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 78.1% 2019 up 1.0% 100th
Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 28 2023 down 88.3% 137th
Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male 50 2023 down 89.2% 136th
Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2023 up 41.1% 36th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 7.1% 2025 down 10.1% 91st
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 7.1% 2025 down 9.0% 85th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 7.1% 2025 down 12.3% 99th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both 19.6% 2025 down 38.2% 96th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 13.1% 2025 down 47.2% 116th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 26.1% 2025 down 32.7% 83rd
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 9.0% 2025 up 95.7% 68th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 9.6% 2025 up 68.4% 65th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) 8.4% 2025 up 140.0% 74th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 0.5019 modelled data 2025 down 21.5% 181st
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 268,100 2023 up 83.0% 89th
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.8609 GPIA 2023 up 22.2% 54th
Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 5.4% 2021 up 1.9% 40th
Primary education, pupils 49.0% 2018 up 0.3% 51st
Inequality in education 0.0952 2023 down 27.6% 107th
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 2018 down 97.9% 149th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 87.4% 2019 up 4.1% 87th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 69.1% 2019 down 2.5% 108th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 1.26 GPI 2019 up 6.8% 9th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 148,915 2023 up 85.0% 82nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 1 modelled data 2025 up 3.8% 73rd
Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 1 2025 76th
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 12 2025 unchanged 25th
End of the academic school year 2,023 tertiary education 2023 up 0.5% 106th
Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 95.7% 115th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 119,185 2023 up 80.6% 95th
Tertiary education, academic staff 30.4% 2023 up 31.0% 133rd
Start month of the academic school year 1 tertiary education 2023 down 88.9% 174th
End month of the academic school year 1 tertiary education 2023 down 80.0% 203rd
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 729 2023 down 59.6% 115th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 1.12 modelled data 2025 down 18.8% 37th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 0.1% 2018 153rd
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 0.1% 2018 152nd
Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 5.8% 2023 up 662.7% 14th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 94.2% 2023 up 2.6% 123rd
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.2% 2023 up 110.7% 56th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 92.9% 2023 down 0.2% 148th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 94.5% 2023 up 2.8% 119th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 94.0% 2023 up 2.3% 123rd
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 GPIA 2023 up 0.5% 88th
Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 2.7% 2023 up 85.0% 101st
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 0.2% 2023 up 110.7% 61st
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 22.4% 2023 up 39.8% 50th
School enrollment, secondary 87.2% 2018 up 1.1% 56th
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female 53,518 2022 down 36.3% 48th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 8.36 years 2023 down 10.0% 140th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 92.9% 2023 up 0.4% 148th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.999 GPIA 2023 up 1.2% 92nd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 93.0% 2023 down 0.8% 151st
Preprimary education, duration 2 years 2025 unchanged 166th