Population of compulsory school age, female in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Population of compulsory school age, female was 573,924 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
573,924 number
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
93rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
573,924 number
in 2019
All-time low
388,423 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1998200820191998: 388.4k number1999: 409.4k number2000: 430.1k number2001: 449.1k number2002: 465.3k number2003: 477.9k number2004: 487.9k number2005: 496.3k number2006: 503.9k number2007: 511.8k number2008: 518.4k number2009: 523.3k number2010: 526.4k number2011: 528.4k number2012: 529.2k number2013: 530.4k number2014: 532.6k number2015: 536.4k number2016: 542.1k number2017: 549.8k number2018: 560.6k number2019: 573.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Palestine, State of recorded 573,924 number for population of compulsory school age, female in 2019. 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, female in Palestine, State of peaked at 573,924 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 388,423 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, female in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, female (number) in Palestine, State of, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 388,423 number
1999 409,426 number +5.4%
2000 430,085 number +5.0%
2001 449,059 number +4.4%
2002 465,254 number +3.6%
2003 477,885 number +2.7%
2004 487,873 number +2.1%
2005 496,332 number +1.7%
2006 503,918 number +1.5%
2007 511,834 number +1.6%
2008 518,422 number +1.3%
2009 523,295 number +0.9%
2010 526,429 number +0.6%
2011 528,385 number +0.4%
2012 529,169 number +0.1%
2013 530,397 number +0.2%
2014 532,599 number +0.4%
2015 536,404 number +0.7%
2016 542,102 number +1.1%
2017 549,795 number +1.4%
2018 560,564 number +2.0%
2019 573,924 number +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 398,924 number 388,423 number 409,426 number 2
2000s 486,396 number 430,085 number 523,295 number 10
2010s 540,977 number 526,429 number 573,924 number 10

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 90 Kyrgyzstan 613,313 number compare
  2. 91 Hungary 594,686 number compare
  3. 92 Portugal 575,681 number compare
  4. 94 Sweden 565,658 number compare
  5. 95 Libya 543,924 number compare
  6. 96 Austria 538,087 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Palestine, State of?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Palestine, State of was 573,924 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 573,924 number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 388,423 number in 1998.
How does Palestine, State of rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Palestine, State of ranks 93rd out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (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 female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.