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

Palestine, State of: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 4.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
4.0%
Change on year
up 11.4%
World rank
71st
of 148 countries
All-time high
14.7%
in 2001
All-time low
3.6%
in 2018
Years of data
21
1999–2019

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

2.557.51012.5151999200920191999: 14.5 %2000: 13.7 %2001: 14.7 %2002: 13.4 %2003: 12.4 %2004: 11.2 %2005: 11.1 %2006: 12.3 %2007: 12.5 %2008: 12.1 %2009: 11.9 %2010: 12.3 %2011: 13.5 %2012: 11.4 %2013: 11 %2014: 9.3 %2015: 8.1 %2016: 7.2 %2017: 5.4 %2018: 3.6 %2019: 4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Palestine, State of recorded 4.0% for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.4% on the previous year and down 66.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Palestine, State of peaked at 14.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2018.

That places Palestine, State of 71st out of 148 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 rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%) in Palestine, State of, 1999 to 2019.
Year % Change
1999 14.5%
2000 13.7% -5.3%
2001 14.7% +7.2%
2002 13.4% -8.7%
2003 12.4% -7.4%
2004 11.2% -10.0%
2005 11.1% -1.2%
2006 12.3% +11.6%
2007 12.5% +1.6%
2008 12.1% -3.3%
2009 11.9% -1.9%
2010 12.3% +3.2%
2011 13.5% +10.4%
2012 11.4% -15.5%
2013 11.0% -4.3%
2014 9.3% -15.0%
2015 8.1% -12.6%
2016 7.2% -11.8%
2017 5.4% -24.8%
2018 3.6% -33.6%
2019 4.0% +11.4%

Palestine, State of compared with similar countries

  • Palestine, State of's 4.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.4%, 47% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • Palestine, State of's 4.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.5%, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 14.5% 14.5% 14.5% 1
2000s 12.5% 11.1% 14.7% 10
2010s 8.6% 3.6% 13.5% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Palestine, State of?
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Palestine, State of was 4.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 14.7% in 2001.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2018.
How does Palestine, State of rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Palestine, State of ranks 71st out of 148 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is down 66.4%. 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,329 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/