Gender gap in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban in Palestine
Palestine: Gender gap in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban was 2.01 % in 2022. ▼ Falling
Gender gap in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban in Palestine, 2004–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 2.01 % for gender gap in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 16.2% on the previous year and down 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban in Palestine peaked at 5.98 % in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2.01 %, in 2022.
Palestine ranks 20th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Gender gap in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5.71 % | — |
| 2006 | 5.98 % | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 5.64 % | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 5.47 % | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 4.93 % | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 5.09 % | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 5.03 % | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 4.48 % | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 4.12 % | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 3.56 % | -13.6% |
| 2015 | 3.27 % | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 3.12 % | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 2.91 % | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 2.58 % | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 2.69 % | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 2.4 % | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 2.01 % | -16.3% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 2.01 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13.41 %, 15% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 2.01 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.38 %, 59% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.55 % | 4.93 % | 5.98 % | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.69 % | 2.58 % | 5.09 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.21 % | 2.01 % | 2.4 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More economy & growth data for Palestine
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 14.66 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.71 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 329.83 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 103.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0192 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 60.93 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 37.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1063 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 337.15 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban in Palestine?
- Gender gap in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban in Palestine was 2.01 % in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 5.98 % in 2006.
- What is the lowest gender gap in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.01 % in 2022.
- How does Palestine rank for gender gap in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban?
- Palestine ranks 20th out of 45 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender gap in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — Urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.