Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and was 10.64 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
10.64
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
50th
of 90 countries
All-time high
10.64
in 2016
All-time low
8.62
in 1998
Years of data
16
1998–2017

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in Palestine, State of, 1998–2017

02.557.5101998200720171998: 8.61999: 8.82000: 8.92001: 9.12002: 9.12003: 9.32004: 9.42005: 9.52006: 9.72007: 9.72008: 9.92009: 10.32010: 10.32011: 10.32016: 10.62017: 10.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in Palestine, State of stood at 10.64. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in Palestine, State of peaked at 10.64 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 8.62, in 1998.

Palestine, State of ranks 50th of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and above in Palestine, State of, 1998 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1998 8.62
1999 8.8 +2.1%
2000 8.93 +1.5%
2001 9.13 +2.2%
2002 9.09 -0.4%
2003 9.28 +2.1%
2004 9.37 +1.0%
2005 9.48 +1.2%
2006 9.71 +2.4%
2007 9.74 +0.4%
2008 9.88 +1.3%
2009 10.27 +4.0%
2010 10.29 +0.2%
2011 10.34 +0.5%
2016 10.64 +2.9%
2017 10.64 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8.71 8.62 8.8 2
2000s 9.49 8.93 10.27 10
2010s 10.48 10.29 10.64 4

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 47 Malta 10.95 compare
  2. 48 Albania 10.79 compare
  3. 49 South Africa 10.68 compare
  4. 51 Jordan 10.4 compare
  5. 52 Uruguay 10.33 compare
  6. 53 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 10.3 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in Palestine, State of?
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in Palestine, State of was 10.64 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 10.64 in 2016.
What is the lowest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 8.62 in 1998.
How does Palestine, State of rank for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and?
Palestine, State of ranks 50th out of 90 countries with data for 2017.
Is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and above. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and above
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,228 data points, 1970–2021
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