Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female was 29,181 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
29,181 number
Change on year
down 11.1%
World rank
65th
of 138 countries
All-time high
65,263 number
in 1999
All-time low
29,181 number
in 2019
Years of data
21
1999–2019

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Palestine, State of, 1999–2019

020.0k40.0k60.0k1999200920191999: 65.3k number2000: 63.8k number2001: 59.7k number2002: 57.7k number2003: 52.9k number2004: 44.6k number2005: 37.1k number2006: 35.8k number2007: 38.0k number2008: 39.4k number2009: 46.6k number2010: 53.2k number2011: 56.8k number2012: 57.4k number2013: 56.4k number2014: 54.2k number2015: 47.6k number2016: 41.9k number2017: 32.0k number2018: 32.8k number2019: 29.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Palestine, State of stood at 29,181 number. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

The figure is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 37.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Palestine, State of peaked at 65,263 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 29,181 number, in 2019.

That places Palestine, State of 65th out of 138 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number) in Palestine, State of, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 65,263 number
2000 63,771 number -2.3%
2001 59,664 number -6.4%
2002 57,714 number -3.3%
2003 52,876 number -8.4%
2004 44,587 number -15.7%
2005 37,105 number -16.8%
2006 35,821 number -3.5%
2007 37,977 number +6.0%
2008 39,377 number +3.7%
2009 46,572 number +18.3%
2010 53,181 number +14.2%
2011 56,838 number +6.9%
2012 57,372 number +0.9%
2013 56,384 number -1.7%
2014 54,224 number -3.8%
2015 47,558 number -12.3%
2016 41,941 number -11.8%
2017 31,962 number -23.8%
2018 32,813 number +2.7%
2019 29,181 number -11.1%

Palestine, State of compared with similar countries

  • Palestine, State of's 29,181 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 134,235 number, 22% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
  • Palestine, State of's 29,181 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 30,745 number, 95% of the median. (16 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 65,263 number 65,263 number 65,263 number 1
2000s 47,546 number 35,821 number 63,771 number 10
2010s 46,145 number 29,181 number 57,372 number 10

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 62 Australia 32,581 number compare
  2. 63 Djibouti 32,309 number compare
  3. 64 Kyrgyzstan 31,512 number compare
  4. 66 Hungary 28,413 number compare
  5. 67 Republic of Moldova 27,284 number compare
  6. 68 Jamaica 22,209 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Palestine, State of?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Palestine, State of was 29,181 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 65,263 number in 1999.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 29,181 number in 2019.
How does Palestine, State of rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female?
Palestine, State of ranks 65th out of 138 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is down 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,214 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of adolescents and youth of secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/