Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 46,977 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
46,977 number
Change on year
up 10.5%
World rank
34th
of 133 countries
All-time high
84,215 number
in 2007
All-time low
41,256 number
in 2015
Years of data
20
1999–2019

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Palestine, State of, 1999–2019

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1999200920191999: 47.6k number2000: 50.2k number2001: 53.6k number2002: 58.7k number2003: 63.7k number2004: 63.1k number2005: 61.8k number2006: 59.3k number2007: 84.2k number2008: 68.2k number2009: 65.9k number2010: 66.1k number2011: 54.2k number2012: 60.6k number2013: 55.5k number2014: 50.6k number2015: 41.3k number2017: 45.9k number2018: 42.5k number2019: 47.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Palestine, State of stood at 46,977 number.

That represents a change of up 10.5% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Palestine, State of peaked at 84,215 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 41,256 number, in 2015.

Palestine, State of ranks 34th of 133 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in Palestine, State of, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 47,582 number
2000 50,242 number +5.6%
2001 53,560 number +6.6%
2002 58,678 number +9.6%
2003 63,658 number +8.5%
2004 63,143 number -0.8%
2005 61,832 number -2.1%
2006 59,331 number -4.0%
2007 84,215 number +41.9%
2008 68,176 number -19.0%
2009 65,880 number -3.4%
2010 66,068 number +0.3%
2011 54,157 number -18.0%
2012 60,634 number +12.0%
2013 55,494 number -8.5%
2014 50,647 number -8.7%
2015 41,256 number -18.5%
2017 45,881 number +11.2%
2018 42,521 number -7.3%
2019 46,977 number +10.5%

Palestine, State of compared with similar countries

  • Palestine, State of's 46,977 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 134,272 number, 35% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Palestine, State of's 46,977 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 56,696 number, 83% of the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 47,582 number 47,582 number 47,582 number 1
2000s 62,872 number 50,242 number 84,215 number 10
2010s 51,515 number 41,256 number 66,068 number 9

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 31 Algeria 66,416 number compare
  2. 32 Guatemala 63,810 number compare
  3. 33 Lao People's Democratic Republic 47,755 number compare
  4. 35 Honduras 45,594 number compare
  5. 36 Australia 44,489 number compare
  6. 37 Azerbaijan 44,050 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Palestine, State of?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Palestine, State of was 46,977 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 84,215 number in 2007.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 41,256 number in 2015.
How does Palestine, State of rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Palestine, State of ranks 34th out of 133 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. 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, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
175 places, 2,401 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/