Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in Palestine

Palestine: Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary was 0.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
59th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2008
All-time low
0.2%
in 2010
Years of data
16
1998–2017

Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in Palestine, 1998–2017

00.10.20.30.41998200720171998: 0.374 % of population with high education in working age1999: 0.393 % of population with high education in working age2000: 0.404 % of population with high education in working age2001: 0.386 % of population with high education in working age2002: 0.39 % of population with high education in working age2003: 0.393 % of population with high education in working age2004: 0.426 % of population with high education in working age2005: 0.432 % of population with high education in working age2006: 0.428 % of population with high education in working age2007: 0.428 % of population with high education in working age2008: 0.438 % of population with high education in working age2009: 0.43 % of population with high education in working age2010: 0.203 % of population with high education in working age2011: 0.215 % of population with high education in working age2016: 0.314 % of population with high education in working age2017: 0.314 % of population with high education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with high education in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in Palestine is 0.3%, measured in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in Palestine peaked at 0.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2010.

Palestine ranks 59th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in Palestine, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary education (% of population with high education in working age) in Palestine, 1998 to 2017.
Year % of population with high education in working age Change
1998 0.4%
1999 0.4% +5.1%
2000 0.4% +2.9%
2001 0.4% -4.5%
2002 0.4% +1.0%
2003 0.4% +0.7%
2004 0.4% +8.3%
2005 0.4% +1.5%
2006 0.4% -1.0%
2007 0.4% +0.0%
2008 0.4% +2.4%
2009 0.4% -1.9%
2010 0.2% -52.8%
2011 0.2% +5.8%
2016 0.3% +46.4%
2017 0.3% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 4

Countries ranked near Palestine

  1. 56 Georgia 0.3% compare
  2. 57 Egypt 0.3% compare
  3. 58 Trinidad and Tobago 0.3% compare
  4. 60 Ecuador 0.3% compare
  5. 61 South Africa 0.3% compare
  6. 62 Belgium 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in Palestine?
Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in Palestine was 0.3% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary recorded in Palestine?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2008.
What is the lowest working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary recorded in Palestine?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2010.
How does Palestine rank for working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary?
Palestine ranks 59th out of 108 countries with data for 2017.
Is working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary rising or falling in Palestine?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Palestine data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary education (% of population with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary education (% of population with high education in working age)
Unit
% of population with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,455 data points, 1970–2021
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