Literacy Rate of Persons (15 Years and Over) in Palestine by Age Groups and Sex, 1995, 1997, 2000-2023

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Age Groups and Sex	Year
Age Groups and Sex	1995	1997	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Both Sexes
15-19	97.1	97.6	98.7	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.2	99.3	99.2	99.2	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.5	99.4	99.3	99.4	99.4	99.6	99.3	99.3
20-24	96.2	97.0	98.7	98.7	98.6	98.6	98.8	99.2	99.3	99.0	98.9	99.2	99.1	99.2	99.1	99.3	99.4	99.3	99.3	99.4	99.4	99.3	99.0	99.1	99.4	99.3
25-34	95.8	95.3	97.5	97.9	98.2	98.3	98.7	98.8	98.8	98.9	99.0	99.2	99.1	99.0	99.2	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.3	99.3	99.5	99.2
35-44	91.6	89.7	93.7	95.1	95.7	96.0	96.9	97.1	97.3	97.7	97.7	98.0	98.1	98.3	98.7	98.6	98.7	98.8	98.7	98.5	99.1	99.1	98.9	99.2	99.1	99.3
45-54	68.0	73.9	82.7	84.5	87.0	69.4	70.0	72.2	74.7	76.3	76.9	79.0	80.8	82.2	84.7	86.6	87.3	88.4	89.6	89.0	91.0	91.8	92.6	92.9	93.5	93.9
55-64	36.6	46.0	56.7	58.6	64.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
65+	26.8	31.8	31.8	38.1	39.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Total	84.9	85.9	89.2	90.3	91.2	91.8	92.2	92.8	93.3	93.7	93.9	94.4	94.9	95.3	95.9	96.3	96.4	96.7	96.9	96.7	97.2	97.4	97.5	97.7	97.8	97.9
Males
15-19	96.7	97.5	98.4	99.2	99.1	99.1	99.2	99.4	99.1	99.2	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.5	99.6	99.4	99.4	99.5	99.4	99.1	99.4	99.4	99.5	99.2	99.2
20-24	95.7	97.4	98.5	98.8	99.1	98.8	99.3	99.5	99.3	99.1	99.2	99.1	99.1	99.2	99.1	99.2	99.4	99.5	99.4	99.3	99.5	99.3	99.1	99.3	99.6	99.4
25-34	96.3	96.9	98.3	98.8	98.7	98.9	99.1	99.2	99.1	99.0	99.2	99.2	99.0	98.9	99.4	99.2	99.2	99.0	99	99.1	99.1	99.3	99.4	99.3	99.4	99.2
35-44	95.0	95.6	97.0	98.0	98.4	98.5	98.7	98.9	99.0	99.1	99.2	99.2	99.0	98.9	99.0	99.2	99.3	99.0	98.9	98.8	99.3	99.3	99.1	99.3	99.3	99.5
45-54	91.2	91.9	95.7	96.3	96.8	87.7	88.0	88.5	90.2	90.3	89.3	91.2	92.2	93.5	94.3	95.2	95.3	96.0	96.7	95.7	96.9	97.2	97.4	97.3	97.6	97.8
55-64	64.9	74.9	83.7	83.7	86.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
65+	46.0	55.6	56.5	63.5	65.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Total	91.1	92.7	94.7	95.7	96.1	96.5	96.8	97.0	97.2	97.2	97.1	97.4	97.6	97.9	98.2	98.4	98.4	98.5	98.6	98.3	98.7	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.9	98.9
Females
15-19	97.7	97.8	99.1	98.9	99.1	99.2	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.2	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.3	99.2	99.3	99.4	99.4	99.5	99.5	99.4	99.5	99.7	99.5	99.3
20-24	96.8	96.7	98.7	98.5	98.1	98.3	98.4	98.8	99.4	98.9	98.7	99.4	99.0	99.2	99.2	99.4	99.3	99.1	99.2	99.5	99.3	99.2	99.0	99.0	99.2	99.1
25-34	95.3	93.5	96.7	96.9	97.6	97.8	98.3	98.4	98.3	98.7	98.9	99.1	99.2	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.0	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.4	99.2	99.2	99.4	99.5	99.3
35-44	87.8	83.4	90.3	91.9	93.0	93.4	95.0	95.1	95.6	96.2	96.1	96.8	97.1	97.6	98.5	97.9	98.0	98.6	98.4	98.3	98.9	98.9	98.6	99.1	99.0	99.1
45-54	49.2	56.3	70.0	72.6	77.0	52.5	53.7	57.2	60.4	63.2	65.3	67.3	69.7	71.4	75.3	78.2	79.5	80.9	82.8	82.2	85.1	86.2	87.8	88.5	89.3	89.9
55-64	15.5	22.9	35.0	37.0	46.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
65+	9.8	11.7	12.0	18.2	19.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Total	78.6	78.9	83.6	84.8	86.3	87.1	87.6	88.4	89.3	90.0	90.6	91.3	92.2	92.6	93.6	94.1	94.4	94.9	95.2	95.0	95.7	95.9	96.2	96.5	96.7	96.8

*: In 2003-2023 the age group 45-54 represents the age group 45+.
Note: Data for Palestine are not available for year 2024 due to not availablity for Gaza Strip data for 2024 due to the ongoing aggression on the Strip since October 7, 2023.