Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Palestine
Palestine: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official was 35.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Palestine, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Palestine stood at 35.3%.
The figure is up 6.9% on the previous year and down 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Palestine peaked at 75.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 24.9%, in 2015.
Palestine ranks 29th of 132 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 rate for children one year younger than official in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 44.7% | — |
| 2000 | 44.4% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 44.9% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 49.7% | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 55.3% | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 55.8% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 55.5% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 53.4% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 75.9% | +42.1% |
| 2008 | 60.4% | -20.4% |
| 2009 | 58.3% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 58.1% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 47.9% | -17.6% |
| 2012 | 51.9% | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 46.4% | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 42.2% | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 24.9% | -40.9% |
| 2017 | 35.6% | +42.7% |
| 2018 | 33.0% | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 35.3% | +6.9% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 35.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 46.9%, 75% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 35.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 31.4%, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.7% | 44.7% | 44.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 55.4% | 44.4% | 75.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.7% | 24.9% | 58.1% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More reference data data for Palestine
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1625 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.177 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.177 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0352 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0127 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6383 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7088 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.022 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Palestine?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Palestine was 35.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 75.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.9% in 2015.
- How does Palestine rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
- Palestine ranks 29th out of 132 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of children in the official age range for one year before primary education who are not enrolled in pre-primary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for one year before primary education enrolled in pre-primary education is subtracted from the total population for one year before primary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for the year before primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/