Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 78,160 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
78,160 number
Change on year
down 9.9%
World rank
59th
of 147 countries
All-time high
86,745 number
in 2018
All-time low
40,264 number
in 2008
Years of data
21
1999–2019

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Palestine, State of, 1999–2019

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1999200920191999: 57.8k number2000: 60.7k number2001: 60.3k number2002: 57.7k number2003: 59.3k number2004: 53.9k number2005: 48.3k number2006: 44.1k number2007: 46.2k number2008: 40.3k number2009: 47.0k number2010: 49.1k number2011: 52.2k number2012: 55.6k number2013: 61.4k number2014: 68.2k number2015: 70.2k number2016: 70.7k number2017: 65.0k number2018: 86.7k number2019: 78.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Palestine, State of recorded 78,160 number for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.9% on the previous year and up 66.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Palestine, State of peaked at 86,745 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 40,264 number, in 2008.

Palestine, State of ranks 59th of 147 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Palestine, State of, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 57,764 number
2000 60,745 number +5.2%
2001 60,327 number -0.7%
2002 57,660 number -4.4%
2003 59,258 number +2.8%
2004 53,935 number -9.0%
2005 48,270 number -10.5%
2006 44,055 number -8.7%
2007 46,167 number +4.8%
2008 40,264 number -12.8%
2009 46,991 number +16.7%
2010 49,112 number +4.5%
2011 52,172 number +6.2%
2012 55,587 number +6.5%
2013 61,440 number +10.5%
2014 68,234 number +11.1%
2015 70,170 number +2.8%
2016 70,668 number +0.7%
2017 64,973 number -8.1%
2018 86,745 number +33.5%
2019 78,160 number -9.9%

Palestine, State of compared with similar countries

  • Palestine, State of's 78,160 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 206,698 number, 38% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • Palestine, State of's 78,160 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 78,160 number, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 57,764 number 57,764 number 57,764 number 1
2000s 51,767 number 40,264 number 60,745 number 10
2010s 65,726 number 49,112 number 86,745 number 10

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 56 Panama 91,809 number compare
  2. 57 Nicaragua 90,426 number compare
  3. 58 Peru 83,381 number compare
  4. 60 Canada 73,162 number compare
  5. 61 Cuba 69,961 number compare
  6. 62 Switzerland 63,042 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Palestine, State of?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Palestine, State of was 78,160 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 86,745 number in 2018.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 40,264 number in 2008.
How does Palestine, State of rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
Palestine, State of ranks 59th out of 147 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is up 66.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 3,225 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of upper secondary school age youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.