Israel vs Palestinian Territories
Israel vs Palestinian Territories: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 10.6 years in Israel and 8 years in Palestinian Territories, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Israel, by 2.5 years, or 1.32 times that in Palestinian Territories.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Israel has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Israel ranked 33 and Palestinian Territories ranked 84 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Israel | Palestinian Territories |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10.6 | 8 |
| 2018 | 11.1 | 7.9 |
| 2017 | 11.1 | 7.5 |
| 2010 | 10.4 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Israel vs Palestinian Territories
Health
- Life expectancyIsrael: 82.4 years in 2023Palestinian Territories: 65.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIsrael: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Palestinian Territories: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIsrael: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Palestinian Territories: 14.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIsrael: 99.5% in 2022Palestinian Territories: 80.3% in 2022
- DepressionIsrael: 3.83% in 2017Palestinian Territories: 4.67% in 2017
- Suicide rateIsrael: 5.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Palestinian Territories: 3.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIsrael: 9.26 million people in 2023Palestinian Territories: 5.41 million people in 2023
- Population growthIsrael: 1.42% a year in 2023Palestinian Territories: 1.52% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIsrael: 2.83 births per woman in 2023Palestinian Territories: 3.31 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIsrael: 91.6% in 2025Palestinian Territories: 87.4% in 2025
- Median ageIsrael: 29.2 years in 2023Palestinian Territories: 19.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIsrael: 12.4% in 2023Palestinian Territories: 3.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateIsrael: 1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Palestinian Territories: -4.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Armed forces personnelIsrael: 178,000 people in 2020Palestinian Territories: 0 people in 2020
- Armed forces, share of workersIsrael: 4.23% of the labour force in 2020Palestinian Territories: 0% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIsrael: 537 million TIV in 2025Palestinian Territories: 2 million TIV in 2023