Labor force with advanced education in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Labor force with advanced education was 67.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force with advanced education in Palestine, State of, 2000–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total working-age population with advanced education.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force with advanced education in Palestine, State of stood at 67.6%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with advanced education in Palestine, State of peaked at 81.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 67.6%, in 2025.
That places Palestine, State of 115th 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 in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % of total working-age population with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 81.7% | — |
| 2001 | 79.5% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 78.0% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 80.3% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 79.3% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 79.9% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 77.1% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 78.4% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 77.1% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 77.7% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 77.4% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 76.5% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 75.2% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 75.1% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 72.8% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 77.2% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 77.0% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 77.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 74.1% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 74.1% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 68.9% | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 71.8% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 72.6% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 68.7% | -5.3% |
| 2025 | 67.6% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.9% | 77.1% | 81.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.6% | 72.8% | 77.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.9% | 67.6% | 72.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with advanced education in Palestine, State of?
- Labor force with advanced education in Palestine, State of was 67.6% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with advanced education recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 81.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest labor force with advanced education recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.6% in 2025.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for labor force with advanced education?
- Palestine, State of ranks 115th out of 125 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force with advanced education rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. 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 (% of total 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).