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 24,355 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
24,355 number
Change on year
up 9.2%
World rank
34th
of 132 countries
All-time high
43,492 number
in 2007
All-time low
15,758 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

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1999200920191999: 24.4k number2000: 25.2k number2001: 26.1k number2002: 29.1k number2003: 32.4k number2004: 32.3k number2005: 31.9k number2006: 30.6k number2007: 43.5k number2008: 34.6k number2009: 33.4k number2010: 33.5k number2011: 27.9k number2012: 30.7k number2013: 28.1k number2014: 26.1k number2015: 15.8k number2017: 23.4k number2018: 22.3k number2019: 24.4k 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 24,355 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.2% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Palestine, State of peaked at 43,492 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 15,758 number, in 2015.

That places Palestine, State of 34th out of 132 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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, male (number) in Palestine, State of, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 24,362 number
2000 25,189 number +3.4%
2001 26,052 number +3.4%
2002 29,149 number +11.9%
2003 32,353 number +11.0%
2004 32,330 number -0.1%
2005 31,903 number -1.3%
2006 30,646 number -3.9%
2007 43,492 number +41.9%
2008 34,596 number -20.5%
2009 33,437 number -3.4%
2010 33,522 number +0.3%
2011 27,911 number -16.7%
2012 30,728 number +10.1%
2013 28,050 number -8.7%
2014 26,082 number -7.0%
2015 15,758 number -39.6%
2017 23,434 number +48.7%
2018 22,293 number -4.9%
2019 24,355 number +9.2%

Palestine, State of compared with similar countries

  • Palestine, State of's 24,355 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32,938 number, 74% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Palestine, State of's 24,355 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16,452 number, 1.5× the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 24,362 number 24,362 number 24,362 number 1
2000s 31,915 number 25,189 number 43,492 number 10
2010s 25,793 number 15,758 number 33,522 number 9

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 31 Algeria 26,916 number compare
  2. 32 Nepal 24,791 number compare
  3. 33 Lao People's Democratic Republic 24,746 number compare
  4. 35 Honduras 24,300 number compare
  5. 36 Kazakhstan 22,430 number compare
  6. 37 Australia 22,277 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 24,355 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 43,492 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 15,758 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 132 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 27.2%. 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, male (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, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,347 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/