Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Palestine

Palestine: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female was 35,410 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
35,410 number
Change on year
down 14.5%
World rank
61st
of 83 countries
All-time high
96,813 number
in 1997
All-time low
35,410 number
in 2018
Years of data
14
1997–2018

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Palestine, 1997–2018

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k1997200720181997: 96.8k number2004: 68.3k number2006: 67.9k number2007: 59.2k number2008: 58.0k number2009: 55.4k number2010: 59.7k number2011: 56.4k number2012: 49.6k number2013: 46.9k number2014: 46.0k number2015: 42.9k number2016: 41.4k number2018: 35.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Palestine stood at 35,410 number. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is down 14.5% on the previous year and down 38.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Palestine peaked at 96,813 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 35,410 number, in 2018.

Palestine ranks 61st of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Palestine, year by year

Annual values for Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female (number) in Palestine, 1997 to 2018.
Year number Change
1997 96,813 number
2004 68,326 number -29.4%
2006 67,939 number -0.6%
2007 59,160 number -12.9%
2008 57,975 number -2.0%
2009 55,427 number -4.4%
2010 59,666 number +7.6%
2011 56,371 number -5.5%
2012 49,556 number -12.1%
2013 46,914 number -5.3%
2014 46,025 number -1.9%
2015 42,857 number -6.9%
2016 41,431 number -3.3%
2018 35,410 number -14.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 96,813 number 96,813 number 96,813 number 1
2000s 61,765 number 55,427 number 68,326 number 5
2010s 47,279 number 35,410 number 59,666 number 8

Countries ranked near Palestine

  1. 58 Kuwait 41,140 number compare
  2. 59 Portugal 36,598 number compare
  3. 60 Jordan 36,223 number compare
  4. 62 Greece 29,595 number compare
  5. 63 Eswatini 24,142 number compare
  6. 64 Singapore 19,695 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Palestine?
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Palestine was 35,410 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest illiterate population, 25-64 years, female recorded in Palestine?
The highest recorded value was 96,813 number in 1997.
What is the lowest illiterate population, 25-64 years, female recorded in Palestine?
The lowest recorded value was 35,410 number in 2018.
How does Palestine rank for illiterate population, 25-64 years, female?
Palestine ranks 61st out of 83 countries with data for 2018.
Is illiterate population, 25-64 years, female rising or falling in Palestine?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Palestine data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 2,240 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of females from age 25 to age 64 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.