Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 31,846 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
31,846 number
Change on year
up 17.1%
World rank
74th
of 149 countries
All-time high
133,113 number
in 2011
All-time low
27,206 number
in 2018
Years of data
21
1999–2019

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Palestine, State of, 1999–2019

25.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k1999200920191999: 117.1k number2000: 114.6k number2001: 122.5k number2002: 119.3k number2003: 110.9k number2004: 103.0k number2005: 104.5k number2006: 113.8k number2007: 120.0k number2008: 119.3k number2009: 119.3k number2010: 126.7k number2011: 133.1k number2012: 113.4k number2013: 104.8k number2014: 89.9k number2015: 76.3k number2016: 65.5k number2017: 46.6k number2018: 27.2k number2019: 31.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Palestine, State of recorded 31,846 number for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in 2019.

That represents a change of up 17.1% on the previous year and down 73.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Palestine, State of peaked at 133,113 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 27,206 number, in 2018.

Palestine, State of ranks 74th of 149 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Palestine, State of, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 117,148 number
2000 114,569 number -2.2%
2001 122,542 number +7.0%
2002 119,275 number -2.7%
2003 110,911 number -7.0%
2004 103,037 number -7.1%
2005 104,451 number +1.4%
2006 113,833 number +9.0%
2007 119,973 number +5.4%
2008 119,289 number -0.6%
2009 119,313 number +0.0%
2010 126,688 number +6.2%
2011 133,113 number +5.1%
2012 113,400 number -14.8%
2013 104,842 number -7.5%
2014 89,932 number -14.2%
2015 76,349 number -15.1%
2016 65,456 number -14.3%
2017 46,610 number -28.8%
2018 27,206 number -41.6%
2019 31,846 number +17.1%

Palestine, State of compared with similar countries

  • Palestine, State of's 31,846 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 172,366 number, 18% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • Palestine, State of's 31,846 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 57,400 number, 55% of the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 117,148 number 117,148 number 117,148 number 1
2000s 114,719 number 103,037 number 122,542 number 10
2010s 81,544 number 27,206 number 133,113 number 10

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 71 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 34,833 number compare
  2. 72 Armenia 34,172 number compare
  3. 73 Eswatini 33,994 number compare
  4. 75 Hungary 29,421 number compare
  5. 76 France 29,089 number compare
  6. 77 Russian Federation 26,532 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Palestine, State of?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Palestine, State of was 31,846 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 133,113 number in 2011.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 27,206 number in 2018.
How does Palestine, State of rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Palestine, State of ranks 74th out of 149 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is down 73.3%. 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower 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/