Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 1.17 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.17 million number
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
93rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.17 million number
in 2019
All-time low
793,410 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Palestine, State of, 1998–2019

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1998200820191998: 793.4k number1999: 836.4k number2000: 878.6k number2001: 917.5k number2002: 950.7k number2003: 976.6k number2004: 997.1k number2005: 1.0M number2006: 1.0M number2007: 1.0M number2008: 1.1M number2009: 1.1M number2010: 1.1M number2011: 1.1M number2012: 1.1M number2013: 1.1M number2014: 1.1M number2015: 1.1M number2016: 1.1M number2017: 1.1M number2018: 1.1M number2019: 1.2M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Palestine, State of stood at 1.17 million number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Palestine, State of peaked at 1.17 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 793,410 number, in 1998.

Palestine, State of ranks 93rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number) in Palestine, State of, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 793,410 number
1999 836,358 number +5.4%
2000 878,635 number +5.1%
2001 917,480 number +4.4%
2002 950,673 number +3.6%
2003 976,617 number +2.7%
2004 997,136 number +2.1%
2005 1.01 million number +1.7%
2006 1.03 million number +1.5%
2007 1.05 million number +1.6%
2008 1.06 million number +1.3%
2009 1.07 million number +0.9%
2010 1.07 million number +0.6%
2011 1.08 million number +0.4%
2012 1.08 million number +0.1%
2013 1.08 million number +0.2%
2014 1.09 million number +0.4%
2015 1.10 million number +0.7%
2016 1.11 million number +1.1%
2017 1.12 million number +1.4%
2018 1.14 million number +2.0%
2019 1.17 million number +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 814,884 number 793,410 number 836,358 number 2
2000s 993,895 number 878,635 number 1.07 million number 10
2010s 1.10 million number 1.07 million number 1.17 million number 10

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 90 Kyrgyzstan 1.25 million number compare
  2. 91 Hungary 1.22 million number compare
  3. 92 Portugal 1.18 million number compare
  4. 94 Sweden 1.16 million number compare
  5. 95 Libya 1.12 million number compare
  6. 96 Austria 1.11 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Palestine, State of?
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Palestine, State of was 1.17 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 1.17 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 793,410 number in 1998.
How does Palestine, State of rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
Palestine, State of ranks 93rd out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.