Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 97.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
97.7%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
128th
of 188 countries
All-time high
98.1%
in 2018
All-time low
83.5%
in 1995
Years of data
24
1995–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Palestine, State of, 1995–2019

0204060801001995200720191995: 83.5 %1996: 85.2 %1997: 87.1 %1999: 89.3 %2000: 90.3 %2001: 90.8 %2002: 90.9 %2003: 91.3 %2004: 91.9 %2005: 91.8 %2006: 91.7 %2007: 91.3 %2008: 90.4 %2009: 90.2 %2010: 89.5 %2011: 89.7 %2012: 90.7 %2013: 91.4 %2014: 92.8 %2015: 94.1 %2016: 95.1 %2017: 96.6 %2018: 98.1 %2019: 97.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Palestine, State of stood at 97.7%.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Palestine, State of peaked at 98.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 83.5%, in 1995.

Palestine, State of ranks 128th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%) in Palestine, State of, 1995 to 2019.
Year % Change
1995 83.5%
1996 85.2% +2.1%
1997 87.1% +2.3%
1999 89.3% +2.5%
2000 90.3% +1.1%
2001 90.8% +0.6%
2002 90.9% +0.1%
2003 91.3% +0.5%
2004 91.9% +0.7%
2005 91.8% -0.2%
2006 91.7% -0.1%
2007 91.3% -0.5%
2008 90.4% -0.9%
2009 90.2% -0.3%
2010 89.5% -0.8%
2011 89.7% +0.2%
2012 90.7% +1.2%
2013 91.4% +0.8%
2014 92.8% +1.5%
2015 94.1% +1.4%
2016 95.1% +1.1%
2017 96.6% +1.6%
2018 98.1% +1.5%
2019 97.7% -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 86.3% 83.5% 89.3% 4
2000s 91.1% 90.2% 91.9% 10
2010s 93.6% 89.5% 98.1% 10

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 125 Kiribati 98.3% compare
  2. 126 Ukraine 98.2% compare
  3. 127 Bahrain 98.1% compare
  4. 129 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 97.6% compare
  5. 130 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 97.3% compare
  6. 131 Paraguay 97.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Palestine, State of?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Palestine, State of was 97.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 2018.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 83.5% in 1995.
How does Palestine, State of rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Palestine, State of ranks 128th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,592 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.