UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ was 9.64 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
9.64
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
62nd
of 91 countries
All-time high
9.64
in 2018
All-time low
8.65
in 2004
Years of data
13
2004–2018

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Palestine, State of, 2004–2018

02468102004201120182004: 8.72006: 8.72007: 8.82008: 8.92009: 9.22010: 9.22011: 9.42012: 9.62013: 9.32014: 9.32015: 9.42016: 9.42018: 9.6

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Palestine, State of recorded 9.64 for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in 2018. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Palestine, State of peaked at 9.64 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 8.65, in 2004.

That places Palestine, State of 62nd out of 91 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, male in Palestine, State of, 2004 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2004 8.65
2006 8.7 +0.5%
2007 8.83 +1.5%
2008 8.85 +0.3%
2009 9.17 +3.6%
2010 9.17 -0.0%
2011 9.37 +2.2%
2012 9.55 +2.0%
2013 9.26 -3.0%
2014 9.29 +0.2%
2015 9.38 +1.0%
2016 9.38 -0.0%
2018 9.64 +2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.84 8.65 9.17 5
2010s 9.38 9.17 9.64 8

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 59 South Africa 10.29 compare
  2. 60 Peru 10.26 compare
  3. 61 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 10.01 compare
  4. 63 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 9.42 compare
  5. 64 Qatar 9.37 compare
  6. 65 Portugal 9.14 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Palestine, State of?
Uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Palestine, State of was 9.64 in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 9.64 in 2018.
What is the lowest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 8.65 in 2004.
How does Palestine, State of rank for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
Palestine, State of ranks 62nd out of 91 countries with data for 2018.
Is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, male
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,015 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s male adult population (25 years and older), excluding years spent repeating grades. For further information and specific calculation methods, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/