Completion Rate by Level of Education, Region and Sex, 2009-2020

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Year & Level of Education

Palestine

West Bank

Gaza Strip

Males

Females

Both Sexes

Males

Females

Both Sexes

Males

Females

Both Sexes

2009                  
Primary 99.2 99.3 99.3 99.5 99.2 99.4 98.9 99.4 99.2
Lower Secondary 89.5 95.7 92.4 89.4 95.6 92.3 89.7 95.9 92.7
Upper Secondary 54.9 69.2 61.8 52.1 67.4 59.6 59.1 71.9 65.3
2010                  
Primary 99.1 99.3 99.2 99.3 99.6 99.4 98.9 99.0 99.0
Lower Secondary 88.4 95.6 91.8 89.2 95.9 92.3 87.3 95.2 91.1
Upper Secondary 51.7 69.7 60.4 50.3 68.8 59.2 53.9 71.2 62.2
2011                  
Primary 99.1 99.3 99.2 99.4 99.4 99.4 98.8 99.1 98.9
Lower Secondary 88.1 95.5 91.7 89.4 95.7 92.4 86.2 95.1 90.5
Upper Secondary 53.0 70.8 61.6 52.4 69.6 60.7 54.0 72.5 63.0
2012                  
Primary 99.1 99.1 99.1 99.4 99.1 99.2 98.8 99.0 98.9
Lower Secondary 88.3 95.7 91.9 89.7 96.0 92.7 86.4 95.2 90.7
Upper Secondary 52.4 69.8 60.9 53.0 69.5 61.0 51.5 70.1 60.8
2013                  
Primary 99.0 98.8 98.9 99.0 99.0 99.0 98.8 98.4 98.6
Lower Secondary 87.7 96.0 91.8 89.0 96.9 92.9 85.9 94.6 90.2
Upper Secondary 50.6 67.7 58.9 50.3 67.6 58.7 51.0 67.9 59.1
2014                  
Primary 98.8 99.2 99.0 99.5 99.4 99.4 97.9 98.8 98.3
Lower Secondary 86.8 95.8 91.2 88.2 97.0 92.6 84.7 94.0 89.2
Upper Secondary 50.0 66.1 57.8 49.4 67.0 57.8 51.0 64.9 57.8
2015                  
Primary 98.7 99.2 99.0 99.3 99.5 99.4 97.9 98.8 98.3
Lower Secondary 85.3 95.4 90.2 86.9 95.1 90.9 82.9 95.7 89.2
Upper Secondary 49.4 68.3 58.6 48.8 69.2 58.5 50.4 67.2 58.7
2016                  
Primary 98.9 99.0 99.0 99.1 99.0 99.0 98.7 99.2 98.9
Lower Secondary 86.6 95.9 91.2 87.8 95.5 91.6 84.8 96.5 90.6
Upper Secondary 49.0 69.7 59.1 47.7 71.1 58.9 51.0 67.8 59.3
2017                  
Primary 98.7 99.1 98.9 98.8 99 98.9 98.6 99.2 98.9
Lower Secondary 87.2 96.4 91.6 86.8 96.2 91.4 87.7 96.6 91.9
Upper Secondary 48 70.7 59.1 45.6 70.2 57.6 51.7 71.4 61.4
2018                  
Primary 98.6 99.3 98.9 98.5 99.0 98.8 98.8 99.6 99.2
Lower Secondary 86.5 96.4 91.4 85.9 96.0 90.9 87.5 97.1 92.1
Upper Secondary 48.5 70.7 59.3 46.0 71.1 58.3 52.2 70.0 61.0
2019                  
Primary 98.7 99.5 99.1 98.5 99.6 99.1 98.9 99.5 99.2
Lower Secondary 87.7 96.4 92.0 87.1 96.2 91.6 88.7 96.8 92.7
Upper Secondary 51.2 71.7 61.2 48.1 70.8 59.1 56.2 73.2 64.5
2020                  
Primary 98.8 99.6 99.2 98.5 99.5 99.0 99.1 99.9 99.5
Lower Secondary 87.4 96.6 91.9 86.2 96.1 91.0 89.2 97.4 93.2
Upper Secondary 53.6 73.9 63.3 50.8 73.6 61.7 58.0 74.5 65.9

Note: the indicator was calculated depending on the years of schooling which the person successfully completed.
The last grade of primary level is 4th grade
The last grade of lower Secondary level is 9th grade
The last grade of upper Secondary level is 12th grade
Source: Palestinian Central Bureau  of Statistics, 2021. Data base of labor force survey, 2009-2020. Ramallah-Palestine