School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 272,543 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
272,543 number
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
122nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
272,543 number
in 2019
All-time low
196,551 number
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Palestine, State of, 1997–2019

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1997200820191997: 196.6k number1998: 207.4k number1999: 217.5k number2000: 225.3k number2001: 229.4k number2002: 230.9k number2003: 229.8k number2004: 227.4k number2005: 225.4k number2006: 225.5k number2007: 225.2k number2008: 225.2k number2009: 226.0k number2010: 227.7k number2011: 230.9k number2012: 235.1k number2013: 240.3k number2014: 246.0k number2015: 251.3k number2016: 255.2k number2017: 261.1k number2018: 267.1k number2019: 272.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Palestine, State of stood at 272,543 number. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Palestine, State of peaked at 272,543 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 196,551 number, in 1997.

That places Palestine, State of 122nd out of 199 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number) in Palestine, State of, 1997 to 2019.
Year number Change
1997 196,551 number
1998 207,394 number +5.5%
1999 217,498 number +4.9%
2000 225,290 number +3.6%
2001 229,414 number +1.8%
2002 230,935 number +0.7%
2003 229,787 number -0.5%
2004 227,357 number -1.1%
2005 225,377 number -0.9%
2006 225,486 number +0.0%
2007 225,153 number -0.1%
2008 225,233 number +0.0%
2009 225,993 number +0.3%
2010 227,731 number +0.8%
2011 230,925 number +1.4%
2012 235,125 number +1.8%
2013 240,336 number +2.2%
2014 245,986 number +2.4%
2015 251,291 number +2.2%
2016 255,167 number +1.5%
2017 261,074 number +2.3%
2018 267,091 number +2.3%
2019 272,543 number +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 207,148 number 196,551 number 217,498 number 3
2000s 227,002 number 225,153 number 230,935 number 10
2010s 248,727 number 227,731 number 272,543 number 10

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 119 New Zealand 301,436 number compare
  2. 120 Uruguay 285,439 number compare
  3. 121 Jamaica 283,143 number compare
  4. 123 Libya 265,580 number compare
  5. 124 Bulgaria 264,440 number compare
  6. 125 Puerto Rico 259,985 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Palestine, State of?
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Palestine, State of was 272,543 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 272,543 number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 196,551 number in 1997.
How does Palestine, State of rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Palestine, State of ranks 122nd out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/