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

Palestine, State of: Population of compulsory school age, male was 598,411 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
598,411 number
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
93rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
598,411 number
in 2019
All-time low
404,987 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1998200820191998: 405.0k number1999: 426.9k number2000: 448.6k number2001: 468.4k number2002: 485.4k number2003: 498.7k number2004: 509.3k number2005: 518.1k number2006: 526.0k number2007: 534.1k number2008: 540.8k number2009: 545.5k number2010: 548.5k number2011: 550.4k number2012: 551.2k number2013: 552.6k number2014: 555.0k number2015: 559.1k number2016: 565.2k number2017: 573.0k number2018: 584.3k number2019: 598.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Palestine, State of recorded 598,411 number for population of compulsory school age, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Palestine, State of peaked at 598,411 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 404,987 number, in 1998.

That places Palestine, State of 93rd out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, male in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, male (number) in Palestine, State of, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 404,987 number
1999 426,932 number +5.4%
2000 448,550 number +5.1%
2001 468,421 number +4.4%
2002 485,419 number +3.6%
2003 498,732 number +2.7%
2004 509,263 number +2.1%
2005 518,145 number +1.7%
2006 526,020 number +1.5%
2007 534,136 number +1.5%
2008 540,762 number +1.2%
2009 545,545 number +0.9%
2010 548,546 number +0.6%
2011 550,403 number +0.3%
2012 551,179 number +0.1%
2013 552,554 number +0.2%
2014 555,003 number +0.4%
2015 559,119 number +0.7%
2016 565,163 number +1.1%
2017 573,050 number +1.4%
2018 584,293 number +2.0%
2019 598,411 number +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 415,960 number 404,987 number 426,932 number 2
2000s 507,499 number 448,550 number 545,545 number 10
2010s 563,772 number 548,546 number 598,411 number 10

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 90 Kyrgyzstan 640,172 number compare
  2. 91 Hungary 626,198 number compare
  3. 92 Portugal 602,950 number compare
  4. 94 Sweden 596,883 number compare
  5. 95 Austria 573,105 number compare
  6. 96 Libya 572,410 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in Palestine, State of?
Population of compulsory school age, male in Palestine, State of was 598,411 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 598,411 number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 404,987 number in 1998.
How does Palestine, State of rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
Palestine, State of ranks 93rd out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, male 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, male (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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