Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 6.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
6.9%
Change on year
down 12.4%
World rank
89th
of 138 countries
All-time high
22.9%
in 1999
All-time low
6.9%
in 2019
Years of data
21
1999–2019

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Palestine, State of, 1999–2019

5101520251999200920191999: 22.9 %2000: 21.4 %2001: 19.1 %2002: 17.8 %2003: 15.7 %2004: 12.8 %2005: 10.3 %2006: 9.7 %2007: 10 %2008: 10.1 %2009: 11.7 %2010: 13.1 %2011: 13.9 %2012: 13.9 %2013: 13.7 %2014: 13.2 %2015: 11.6 %2016: 10.2 %2017: 7.7 %2018: 7.8 %2019: 6.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Palestine, State of stood at 6.9%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of down 12.4% on the previous year and down 41.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Palestine, State of peaked at 22.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2019.

Palestine, State of ranks 89th of 138 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%) in Palestine, State of, 1999 to 2019.
Year % Change
1999 22.9%
2000 21.4% -6.7%
2001 19.1% -10.5%
2002 17.8% -7.1%
2003 15.7% -11.6%
2004 12.8% -18.4%
2005 10.3% -19.3%
2006 9.7% -6.3%
2007 10.0% +2.9%
2008 10.1% +1.0%
2009 11.7% +15.7%
2010 13.1% +12.3%
2011 13.9% +5.8%
2012 13.9% +0.6%
2013 13.7% -1.8%
2014 13.2% -3.8%
2015 11.6% -12.3%
2016 10.2% -12.0%
2017 7.7% -24.2%
2018 7.8% +1.6%
2019 6.9% -12.4%

Palestine, State of compared with similar countries

  • Palestine, State of's 6.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 19.9%, 34% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
  • Palestine, State of's 6.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.1%, 62% of the median. (16 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 22.9% 22.9% 22.9% 1
2000s 13.9% 9.7% 21.4% 10
2010s 11.2% 6.9% 13.9% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Palestine, State of?
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Palestine, State of was 6.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 22.9% in 1999.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2019.
How does Palestine, State of rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
Palestine, State of ranks 89th out of 138 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is down 41.2%. 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,097 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of adolescents and youth of lower secondary and upper 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/