Labor force with basic education in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Labor force with basic education was 44.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force with basic 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 basic education.
Analysis
Palestine, State of recorded 44.1% for labor force with basic education in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with basic education in Palestine, State of peaked at 44.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.2%, in 2002.
Palestine, State of ranks 74th of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Labor force with basic education in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % of total working-age population with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.5% | — |
| 2001 | 34.6% | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 34.2% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 36.8% | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 36.6% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 36.8% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 37.0% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 38.0% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 37.6% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 37.0% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 38.4% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 39.2% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 39.5% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 39.8% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 40.3% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 41.6% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 41.1% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 41.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 40.7% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 40.9% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 37.2% | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 39.5% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 41.6% | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 44.8% | +7.8% |
| 2025 | 44.1% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.7% | 34.2% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.3% | 38.4% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.5% | 37.2% | 44.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with basic education in Palestine, State of?
- Labor force with basic education in Palestine, State of was 44.1% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with basic education recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 44.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest labor force with basic education recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.2% in 2002.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for labor force with basic education?
- Palestine, State of ranks 74th out of 125 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force with basic education rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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 (% of total working-age population with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).