West Bank and Gaza Literacy Rate 1997-2022
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
- West Bank and Gaza literacy rate for 2020 was 97.51%, a 0.14% increase from 2019.
- West Bank and Gaza literacy rate for 2019 was 97.38%, a 0.16% increase from 2018.
- West Bank and Gaza literacy rate for 2018 was 97.22%, a 0.29% increase from 2017.
- West Bank and Gaza literacy rate for 2017 was 96.92%, a 0.21% increase from 2016.
| West Bank and Gaza Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
| 2020 |
97.51% |
0.14% |
| 2019 |
97.38% |
0.16% |
| 2018 |
97.22% |
0.29% |
| 2017 |
96.92% |
0.21% |
| 2016 |
96.72% |
0.24% |
| 2015 |
96.48% |
0.26% |
| 2014 |
96.21% |
0.17% |
| 2013 |
96.05% |
0.38% |
| 2012 |
95.67% |
0.65% |
| 2011 |
95.03% |
0.31% |
| 2010 |
94.72% |
0.29% |
| 2009 |
94.43% |
0.42% |
| 2008 |
94.01% |
0.25% |
| 2007 |
93.76% |
0.31% |
| 2006 |
93.45% |
0.97% |
| 2004 |
92.48% |
6.40% |
| 1997 |
86.08% |
6.40% |
