It said that the illiteracy rate
varied considerably between the sexes: 1.8% for males compared to 6.4% for
females. For males, it decreased from 7.8% in 1997 to 1.8% in 2012, while for
females it decreased from 20.3% to 6.4% over the same period.
The report said that illiteracy
rates varied according to locality. Illiteracy rates in urban localities
decreased from 12.4% in 1997 to 3.9% in 2012; in rural localities, from 16.9%
to 4.9%; and in refugee camps, from 13.5% to 4.1% over the same period.
In 2012, and the same illiteracy
rate among males was in rural localities and in urban localities at 1.8%,
followed by males in refugee camps at 2.2%. Female illiteracy rates were
highest in rural localities at 8.6%, followed by refugee camps at 6.3% and
urban localities at 6.1%, it said.
The highest illiteracy rate of 48.7%
was among individuals aged 65 years and over compared with other age groups,
while it was 0.7% among individuals aged 15 - 24years.
The highest illiteracy rate in
2012 among individuals aged 15 years and over was in Jerusalem governorate,
where illiteracy rate reached 6.1%, followed by Tubas governorate at 5.7%. The
lowest rate was in Gaza governorate (3.1%). followed by Nablus governorate
(3.3%).
T.R.
