Percentage Distribution of Persons (15 Years and Over) by Educational Attainment, Region and Sex, 1995, 1997, 2000-2014
Educational Attainment and Year |
Palestine |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
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Males |
Females |
Both Sexes |
Males |
Females |
Both Sexes |
Males |
Females |
Both Sexes |
|
1995 |
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Illiterate |
8.5 |
23.0 |
15.7 |
8.3 |
23.7 |
15.9 |
8.9 |
21.4 |
15.1 |
Can Read and Write |
11.5 |
10.1 |
10.8 |
11.4 |
10.7 |
11.1 |
11.6 |
8.7 |
10.2 |
Elementary |
23.5 |
21.3 |
22.4 |
26.0 |
23.1 |
24.6 |
18.2 |
17.2 |
17.7 |
Preparatory |
29.2 |
25.9 |
27.5 |
29.9 |
25.5 |
27.6 |
27.9 |
27.3 |
27.5 |
Secondary |
15.1 |
12.5 |
13.8 |
13.1 |
10.0 |
11.6 |
19.5 |
17.8 |
18.7 |
Associate Diploma |
6.1 |
4.8 |
5.5 |
5.9 |
4.5 |
5.2 |
6.5 |
5.5 |
6.0 |
Bachelor and above |
6.1 |
2.4 |
4.3 |
5.4 |
2.5 |
4.0 |
7.4 |
2.1 |
4.8 |
Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
1997 |
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Illiterate |
7.8 |
20.3 |
13.9 |
7.3 |
21.1 |
14.1 |
8.6 |
18.8 |
13.7 |
Can Read and Write |
10.3 |
9.0 |
9.6 |
10.5 |
9.9 |
10.2 |
9.9 |
7.3 |
8.6 |
Elementary |
21.9 |
20.4 |
21.2 |
24.0 |
22.2 |
23.1 |
18.3 |
17.2 |
17.7 |
Preparatory |
28.8 |
27.2 |
28.0 |
29.5 |
26.8 |
28.2 |
27.1 |
28.1 |
27.7 |
Secondary |
17.8 |
15.1 |
16.5 |
15.5 |
11.9 |
13.7 |
22.0 |
20.7 |
21.3 |
Associate Diploma |
5.6 |
4.9 |
5.3 |
5.9 |
4.9 |
5.4 |
5.3 |
4.9 |
5.1 |
Bachelor and above |
7.8 |
3.1 |
5.5 |
7.3 |
3.2 |
5.3 |
8.8 |
3.0 |
5.9 |
Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
2000 |
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Illiterate |
5.6 |
16.1 |
10.8 |
5.3 |
16.4 |
10.8 |
6.2 |
15.3 |
10.7 |
Can Read and Write |
9.9 |
9.3 |
9.6 |
10.0 |
10.4 |
10.2 |
9.6 |
7.3 |
8.5 |
Elementary |
22.3 |
20.5 |
21.4 |
23.5 |
22.0 |
22.7 |
20.1 |
17.5 |
18.8 |
Preparatory |
32.2 |
30.3 |
31.2 |
33.4 |
30.3 |
31.8 |
29.9 |
30.2 |
30.1 |
Secondary |
17.0 |
15.7 |
16.4 |
15.1 |
12.5 |
13.8 |
20.6 |
22.1 |
21.3 |
Associate Diploma |
5.4 |
4.5 |
5.0 |
5.7 |
4.6 |
5.2 |
4.8 |
4.4 |
4.6 |
Bachelor and above |
7.6 |
3.6 |
5.6 |
7.0 |
3.6 |
5.5 |
8.8 |
3.2 |
6.0 |
Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
2001 |
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Illiterate |
4.7 |
15.0 |
9.8 |
4.3 |
15.2 |
9.7 |
5.5 |
14.7 |
10.1 |
Can Read and Write |
8.5 |
8.2 |
8.3 |
8.6 |
9.4 |
9.0 |
8.3 |
5.8 |
7.1 |
Elementary |
21.4 |
19.7 |
20.6 |
22.5 |
20.9 |
21.7 |
19.4 |
17.6 |
18.5 |
Preparatory |
33.4 |
32.1 |
32.8 |
34.9 |
32.4 |
33.7 |
30.4 |
31.5 |
31.0 |
Secondary |
18.4 |
16.9 |
17.6 |
16.3 |
13.7 |
15.0 |
22.5 |
22.9 |
22.7 |
Associate Diploma |
4.9 |
4.0 |
4.4 |
5.2 |
4.1 |
4.7 |
4.4 |
3.7 |
4.0 |
Bachelor and above |
8.7 |
4.1 |
6.5 |
8.2 |
4.3 |
6.2 |
9.5 |
3.8 |
6.6 |
Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
2002 |
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Illiterate |
4.3 |
13.6 |
9.0 |
3.9 |
13.7 |
8.8 |
5.2 |
13.5 |
9.3 |
Can Read and Write |
7.7 |
7.8 |
7.8 |
8.0 |
8.9 |
8.4 |
7.2 |
5.8 |
6.5 |
Elementary |
21.0 |
19.1 |
20.0 |
22.0 |
20.6 |
21.3 |
19.0 |
16.4 |
17.7 |
Preparatory |
33.6 |
32.3 |
32.9 |
35.1 |
32.8 |
33.9 |
30.8 |
31.4 |
31.1 |
Secondary |
19.6 |
18.6 |
19.1 |
17.2 |
15.2 |
16.2 |
24.2 |
25.2 |
24.7 |
Associate Diploma |
5.0 |
4.5 |
4.8 |
5.5 |
4.7 |
5.1 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
Bachelor and above |
8.8 |
4.1 |
6.4 |
8.3 |
4.2 |
6.3 |
9.6 |
3.8 |
6.7 |
Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
2003 |
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Illiterate |
3.7 |
12.6 |
8.1 |
3.5 |
12.9 |
8.2 |
4.2 |
11.9 |
8.1 |
Can Read and Write |
8.2 |
7.8 |
8.0 |
8.1 |
8.7 |
8.4 |
8.3 |
6.1 |
7.2 |
Elementary |
20.2 |
18.3 |
19.3 |
21.1 |
19.4 |
20.3 |
18.3 |
16.3 |
17.3 |
Preparatory |
34.0 |
33.2 |
33.6 |
35.5 |
33.8 |
34.6 |
31.4 |
32.1 |
31.6 |
Secondary |
20.0 |
19.0 |
19.5 |
17.9 |
15.6 |
16.8 |
23.9 |
25.4 |
24.7 |
Associate Diploma |
4.5 |
4.4 |
4.4 |
4.8 |
4.6 |
4.7 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
Bachelor and above |
9.4 |
4.7 |
7.1 |
9.1 |
5.0 |
7.0 |
10.0 |
4.3 |
7.2 |
Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
2004 |
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Illiterate |
3.5 |
12.0 |
7.7 |
3.2 |
12.4 |
7.8 |
3.9 |
11.3 |
7.6 |
Can Read and Write |
7.7 |
7.8 |
7.7 |
7.7 |
8.8 |
8.2 |
7.7 |
5.9 |
6.8 |
Elementary |
19.7 |
17.3 |
18.5 |
20.9 |
18.2 |
19.5 |
17.5 |
15.5 |
16.5 |
Preparatory |
35.4 |
33.9 |
34.8 |
37.0 |
34.5 |
35.8 |
32.5 |
33.1 |
32.7 |
Secondary |
19.8 |
19.1 |
19.4 |
17.7 |
15.9 |
16.8 |
23.7 |
25.0 |
24.4 |
Associate Diploma |
4.8 |
4.5 |
4.6 |
4.8 |
4.6 |
4.7 |
4.6 |
4.2 |
4.4 |
Bachelor and above |
9.2 |
5.4 |
7.3 |
8.7 |
5.6 |
7.2 |
10.1 |
5.0 |
7.6 |
Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
2005 |
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Illiterate |
3.1 |
11.1 |
7.1 |
3.0 |
11.6 |
7.2 |
3.3 |
10.3 |
6.7 |
Can Read and Write |
7.4 |
7.3 |
7.3 |
7.3 |
8.2 |
7.8 |
7.5 |
5.4 |
6.5 |
Elementary |
19.7 |
17.4 |
18.6 |
21.1 |
18.6 |
19.9 |
17.2 |
15.3 |
16.2 |
Preparatory |
36.3 |
34.9 |
35.6 |
38.0 |
35.2 |
36.6 |
33.1 |
34.1 |
33.6 |
Secondary |
19.5 |
19.1 |
19.3 |
17.4 |
16.2 |
16.8 |
23.4 |
24.6 |
24.0 |
Associate Diploma |
4.8 |
4.4 |
4.6 |
4.9 |
4.5 |
4.7 |
4.7 |
4.4 |
4.6 |
Bachelor and above |
9.2 |
5.8 |
7.5 |
8.3 |
5.7 |
7.0 |
10.8 |
5.9 |
8.4 |
Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
2006 |
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Illiterate |
2.9 |
10.2 |
6.5 |
2.8 |
10.7 |
6.7 |
3.2 |
9.4 |
6.3 |
Can Read and Write |
7.3 |
7.1 |
7.2 |
7.6 |
8.1 |
7.9 |
6.6 |
5.3 |
6.0 |
Elementary |
18.8 |
16.5 |
17.7 |
20.1 |
17.8 |
19.0 |
16.4 |
14.2 |
15.3 |
Preparatory |
36.3 |
35.1 |
35.8 |
37.9 |
35.0 |
36.4 |
33.4 |
34.9 |
34.1 |
Secondary |
20.0 |
20.4 |
20.2 |
17.7 |
17.3 |
17.5 |
24.3 |
26.2 |
25.2 |
Associate Diploma |
5.1 |
4.6 |
4.8 |
5.3 |
4.9 |
5.1 |
4.7 |
4.1 |
4.4 |
Bachelor and above |
9.6 |
6.1 |
7.8 |
8.6 |
6.2 |
7.4 |
11.4 |
5.9 |
8.7 |
Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
2007 |
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Illiterate |
2.8 |
9.5 |
6.1 |
2.8 |
10.0 |
6.3 |
2.7 |
8.8 |
5.7 |
Can Read and Write |
7.3 |
7.2 |
7.3 |
7.3 |
8.1 |
7.7 |
7.4 |
5.4 |
6.4 |
Elementary |
18.4 |
16.0 |
17.2 |
19.2 |
17.1 |
18.1 |
17.0 |
14.0 |
15.5 |
Preparatory |
36.3 |
35.4 |
35.9 |
38.0 |
35.5 |
36.8 |
33.2 |
35.2 |
34.2 |
Secondary |
20.3 |
20.5 |
20.4 |
18.3 |
18.0 |
18.2 |
24.0 |
25.2 |
24.6 |
Associate Diploma |
4.9 |
4.6 |
4.7 |
5.2 |
4.6 |
4.9 |
4.4 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
Bachelor and above |
10.0 |
6.7 |
8.4 |
9.3 |
6.7 |
8.0 |
11.2 |
6.8 |
9.0 |
Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
2008 |
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Illiterate |
2.9 |
9.1 |
5.9 |
2.9 |
9.4 |
6.1 |
2.7 |
8.6 |
5.6 |
Can Read and Write |
6.5 |
6.6 |
6.6 |
6.9 |
7.8 |
7.4 |
5.8 |
4.5 |
5.1 |
Elementary |
17.4 |
15.1 |
16.3 |
18.7 |
16.7 |
17.7 |
15.0 |
12.3 |
13.7 |
Preparatory |
37.6 |
35.6 |
36.6 |
38.7 |
35.5 |
37.2 |
35.5 |
35.6 |
35.6 |
Secondary |
20.7 |
21.2 |
20.9 |
18.6 |
18.3 |
18.4 |
24.7 |
26.4 |
25.6 |
Associate Diploma |
5.0 |
4.8 |
4.9 |
4.9 |
4.9 |
4.9 |
5.2 |
4.7 |
5.0 |
Bachelor and above |
9.9 |
7.6 |
8.8 |
9.2 |
7.5 |
8.3 |
11.1 |
7.9 |
9.5 |
Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
2009 |
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Illiterate |
2.6 | 8.3 | 5.4 | 2.6 | 8.7 | 5.6 | 2.6 | 7.6 | 5.1 |
Can Read and Write |
6.2 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 4.5 |
Elementary |
16.6 | 14.5 | 15.6 | 17.6 | 15.9 | 16.8 | 14.7 | 12.1 | 13.4 |
Preparatory |
38.0 | 35.5 | 36.8 | 38.9 | 35.3 | 37.2 | 36.3 | 35.9 | 36.0 |
Secondary |
20.5 | 21.6 | 21.0 | 18.8 | 18.9 | 18.8 | 23.6 | 26.4 | 25.0 |
Associate Diploma |
4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
Bachelor and above |
11.2 | 8.9 | 10.1 | 10.4 | 8.6 | 9.5 | 12.8 | 9.5 | 11.2 |
Total |
100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
2010 |
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Illiterate |
2.4 | 7.8 | 5.1 | 2.2 | 8.3 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 7.0 | 4.8 |
Can Read and Write |
5.9 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
Elementary |
16.9 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 18.2 | 15.5 | 16.8 | 14.6 | 11.5 | 13.0 |
Preparatory |
38.9 | 35.9 | 37.4 | 39.6 | 35.1 | 37.4 | 37.5 | 37.2 | 37.4 |
Secondary |
20.1 | 22.1 | 21.1 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 19.2 | 22.1 | 26.7 | 24.4 |
Associate Diploma |
4.4 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
Bachelor and above |
11.5 | 9.2 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 9.4 | 10.0 | 13.1 | 8.8 | 11.0 |
Total |
100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
2011 |
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Illiterate |
2.1 | 7.4 | 4.7 | 2.1 | 7.8 | 4.9 | 2.3 | 6.7 | 4.5 |
Can Read and Write |
6.2 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 4.0 | 5.0 |
Elementary |
16.6 | 13.8 | 15.2 | 17.7 | 15.2 | 16.5 | 14.4 | 11.4 | 12.9 |
Preparatory |
37.7 | 35.6 | 36.6 | 39.3 | 35.5 | 37.5 | 34.9 | 35.5 | 35.2 |
Secondary |
20.5 | 22.1 | 21.3 | 19.2 | 19.5 | 19.3 | 22.8 | 26.6 | 24.7 |
Associate Diploma |
4.9 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.2 |
Bachelor and above |
12.0 | 10.5 | 11.3 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 10.5 | 14.3 | 10.7 | 12.5 |
Total |
100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
2012 |
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Illiterate |
1.8 | 6.4 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 6.9 | 4.4 | 1.7 | 5.5 | 3.6 |
Can Read and Write |
6.0 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 3.9 | 4.9 |
Elementary |
16.1 | 13.1 | 14.6 | 17.2 | 14.5 | 15.9 | 14.1 | 10.6 | 12.3 |
Preparatory |
38.0 | 35.5 | 36.8 | 39.7 | 35.4 | 37.6 | 35.0 | 35.7 | 35.4 |
Secondary |
20.7 | 22.8 | 21.7 | 19.6 | 20.7 | 20.2 | 22.6 | 26.5 | 24.5 |
Associate Diploma |
5.2 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.9 |
Bachelor and above |
12.2 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 14.8 | 12.0 | 13.4 |
Total |
100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
2013 |
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Illiterate |
1.6 | 5.9 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 4.8 | 3.2 |
Can Read and Write |
5.5 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
Elementary |
15.7 | 12.6 | 14.2 | 16.8 | 14.0 | 15.4 | 13.8 | 10.1 | 12.0 |
Preparatory |
39.2 | 35.7 | 37.3 | 41.2 | 35.7 | 38.6 | 35.7 | 35.3 | 35.4 |
Secondary |
20.6 | 23.1 | 21.9 | 19.6 | 20.9 | 20.3 | 22.3 | 27.1 | 24.7 |
Associate Diploma |
5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 5.9 |
Bachelor and above |
12.4 | 11.7 | 12.1 | 10.7 | 11.0 | 10.8 | 15.2 | 13.1 | 14.2 |
Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
2014 |
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Illiterate |
1.6 | 5.6 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 6.1 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 4.7 | 3.1 |
Can Read and Write |
5.7 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
Elementary |
15.4 | 12.4 | 13.9 | 16.5 | 13.4 | 14.9 | 13.7 | 10.7 | 12.2 |
Preparatory |
40.1 | 36.2 | 38.1 | 42.1 | 36.3 | 39.2 | 36.5 | 36.1 | 36.3 |
Secondary |
19.6 | 22.1 | 20.8 | 18.8 | 20.6 | 19.7 | 20.9 | 24.7 | 22.8 |
Associate Diploma |
5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 6.2 |
Bachelor and above |
12.5 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 11.1 | 11.6 | 11.4 | 15.1 | 13.8 | 14.5 |
Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
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