Labor force with basic education, male in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Labor force with basic education, male was 71.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force with basic education, male in Palestine, State of, 2000–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male working-age population with basic education.
Analysis
Palestine, State of recorded 71.9% for labor force with basic education, male in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with basic education, male in Palestine, State of peaked at 73.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 61.3%, in 2002.
That places Palestine, State of 31st out of 125 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Labor force with basic education, male in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % of male working-age population with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.9% | — |
| 2001 | 62.7% | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 61.3% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 64.9% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 63.8% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 64.4% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 63.7% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 64.5% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 64.6% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 64.4% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 66.6% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 67.8% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 67.4% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 67.9% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 68.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 70.2% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 69.9% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 70.5% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 69.1% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 69.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 64.0% | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 68.1% | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 70.1% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 73.9% | +5.4% |
| 2025 | 71.9% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.2% | 61.3% | 67.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.7% | 66.6% | 70.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.6% | 64.0% | 73.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with basic education, male in Palestine, State of?
- Labor force with basic education, male in Palestine, State of was 71.9% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with basic education, male recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 73.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest labor force with basic education, male recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.3% in 2002.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for labor force with basic education, male?
- Palestine, State of ranks 31st out of 125 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force with basic education, male rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 basic education, male (% of male working-age population with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The ratio of the labor force with basic education to the working-age population with basic education. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).