Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 118,613 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
118,613 number
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
100th
of 205 countries
All-time high
118,613 number
in 2019
All-time low
29,880 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Palestine, State of, 1970–2019

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k120.0k197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Palestine, State of stood at 118,613 number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Palestine, State of peaked at 118,613 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 29,880 number, in 1970.

Palestine, State of ranks 100th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number) in Palestine, State of, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 29,880 number
1971 30,784 number +3.0%
1972 32,257 number +4.8%
1973 34,200 number +6.0%
1974 36,333 number +6.2%
1975 38,151 number +5.0%
1976 39,425 number +3.3%
1977 40,592 number +3.0%
1978 41,665 number +2.6%
1979 42,621 number +2.3%
1980 43,485 number +2.0%
1981 44,303 number +1.9%
1982 45,206 number +2.0%
1983 46,255 number +2.3%
1984 47,472 number +2.6%
1985 48,944 number +3.1%
1986 50,652 number +3.5%
1987 52,414 number +3.5%
1988 54,246 number +3.5%
1989 56,097 number +3.4%
1990 57,784 number +3.0%
1991 59,296 number +2.6%
1992 61,160 number +3.1%
1993 63,270 number +3.4%
1994 65,704 number +3.8%
1995 68,702 number +4.6%
1996 72,304 number +5.2%
1997 76,080 number +5.2%
1998 80,092 number +5.3%
1999 84,362 number +5.3%
2000 88,998 number +5.5%
2001 93,834 number +5.4%
2002 97,896 number +4.3%
2003 101,304 number +3.5%
2004 103,973 number +2.6%
2005 105,489 number +1.5%
2006 105,907 number +0.4%
2007 106,743 number +0.8%
2008 107,671 number +0.9%
2009 108,382 number +0.7%
2010 108,614 number +0.2%
2011 108,349 number -0.2%
2012 107,919 number -0.4%
2013 107,438 number -0.4%
2014 107,296 number -0.1%
2015 108,227 number +0.9%
2016 110,389 number +2.0%
2017 112,695 number +2.1%
2018 115,432 number +2.4%
2019 118,613 number +2.8%

Palestine, State of compared with similar countries

  • Palestine, State of's 118,613 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 231,955 number, 51% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Palestine, State of's 118,613 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 164,406 number, 72% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 36,591 number 29,880 number 42,621 number 10
1980s 48,907 number 43,485 number 56,097 number 10
1990s 68,875 number 57,784 number 84,362 number 10
2000s 102,020 number 88,998 number 108,382 number 10
2010s 110,497 number 107,296 number 118,613 number 10

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 97 Libya 122,373 number compare
  2. 98 Cuba 120,388 number compare
  3. 99 Kyrgyzstan 118,703 number compare
  4. 101 Czechia 117,018 number compare
  5. 102 El Salvador 115,928 number compare
  6. 103 Sweden 113,454 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Palestine, State of?
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Palestine, State of was 118,613 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 118,613 number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 29,880 number in 1970.
How does Palestine, State of rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Palestine, State of ranks 100th out of 205 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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 the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.