West Bank and Gaza Literacy Rate 1997-2021
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 2018 was 97.22%, a 0.29% increase from 2016.
- West Bank and Gaza literacy rate for 2016 was 96.93%, a 0.24% increase from 2015.
- West Bank and Gaza literacy rate for 2015 was 96.69%, a 0.26% increase from 2014.
- West Bank and Gaza literacy rate for 2014 was 96.43%, a 0.14% increase from 2013.
| West Bank and Gaza Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
| 2018 |
97.22% |
0.29% |
| 2016 |
96.93% |
0.24% |
| 2015 |
96.69% |
0.26% |
| 2014 |
96.43% |
0.14% |
| 2013 |
96.28% |
0.38% |
| 2012 |
95.91% |
0.64% |
| 2011 |
95.27% |
0.34% |
| 2010 |
94.93% |
0.33% |
| 2009 |
94.60% |
0.54% |
| 2008 |
94.06% |
0.18% |
| 2007 |
93.88% |
0.43% |
| 2006 |
93.45% |
1.17% |
| 2004 |
92.28% |
6.22% |
| 1997 |
86.06% |
6.22% |
