North America vs Palestine: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official over time
- North America
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 34.8% against 8.7% in North America, a difference of 26.1%.
That makes Palestine's figure about 4.0 times North America's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Palestine has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 33rd and Palestine ranks 30th of 40 groups.
Palestine has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.5% | 59.7% | 53.1% | Palestine |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 42.5% | 34.0% | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official, North America or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 34.8% against 8.7% in North America as of 2019.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official between North America and Palestine?
- 26.1%, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Palestine?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2019.
- How do North America and Palestine rank globally for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
- North America ranks 33rd and Palestine ranks 30th of 40 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Proportion of children in the official age range for one year before primary education who are not enrolled in pre-primary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for one year before primary education enrolled in pre-primary education is subtracted from the total population for one year before primary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for the year before primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/