Labor force with advanced education, female in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Labor force with advanced education, female was 54.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force with advanced education, female in Palestine, State of, 2000–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female working-age population with advanced education.
Analysis
Palestine, State of recorded 54.8% for labor force with advanced education, female in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with advanced education, female in Palestine, State of peaked at 71.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 54.8%, in 2025.
That places Palestine, State of 113th out of 125 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Labor force with advanced education, female in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % of female working-age population with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 68.3% | — |
| 2001 | 66.6% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 67.1% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 71.6% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 71.6% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 70.3% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 66.3% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 68.7% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 69.3% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 70.4% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 67.8% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 66.7% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 64.7% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 64.7% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 60.7% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 67.3% | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 67.9% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 68.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 64.8% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 64.3% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 57.3% | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 60.7% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 61.6% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 55.5% | -10.0% |
| 2025 | 54.8% | -1.2% |
Palestine, State of compared with similar countries
- Palestine, State of's 54.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 61.8%, 89% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Palestine, State of's 54.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 57.0%, 96% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.0% | 66.3% | 71.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.7% | 60.7% | 68.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.0% | 54.8% | 61.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with advanced education, female in Palestine, State of?
- Labor force with advanced education, female in Palestine, State of was 54.8% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with advanced education, female recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 71.6% in 2003.
- What is the lowest labor force with advanced education, female recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.8% in 2025.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for labor force with advanced education, female?
- Palestine, State of ranks 113th out of 125 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force with advanced education, female rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with advanced education, female (% of female working-age population with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with advanced education to the working-age population with advanced education. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).