Total sample population, above primary education in Palestine

Palestine: Total sample population, above primary education was 12,312 in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)
12,312
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
106th
of 108 countries
All-time high
1.07 million
in 2008
All-time low
9,467
in 1998
Years of data
16
1998–2017

Total sample population, above primary education in Palestine, 1998–2017

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1998200720171998: 9.5k1999: 645.2k2000: 637.4k2001: 747.1k2002: 735.3k2003: 787.5k2004: 835.6k2005: 874.0k2006: 955.0k2007: 1.0M2008: 1.1M2009: 48.8k2010: 9.9k2011: 11.5k2016: 12.3k2017: 12.3k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, total sample population, above primary education in Palestine stood at 12,312.

The figure is down 98.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total sample population, above primary education in Palestine peaked at 1.07 million in 2008 and was at its lowest, 9,467, in 1998.

Palestine ranks 106th of 108 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Total sample population, above primary education in Palestine, year by year

Annual values for Total sample population, above primary education in Palestine, 1998 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1998 9,467 —
1999 645,210 +6715.6%
2000 637,398 -1.2%
2001 747,062 +17.2%
2002 735,327 -1.6%
2003 787,467 +7.1%
2004 835,585 +6.1%
2005 873,986 +4.6%
2006 955,030 +9.3%
2007 1.02 million +6.5%
2008 1.07 million +5.4%
2009 48,788 -95.4%
2010 9,908 -79.7%
2011 11,483 +15.9%
2016 12,312 +7.2%
2017 12,312 +0.0%

Palestine compared with similar countries

  • Palestine's 12,312 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.91 million, 0% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Palestine's 12,312 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.47 million, 0% of the median. (8 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Total sample population, above primary education in Palestine changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1999 +6715.6% 9,467 645,210
2009 -95.4% 1.07 million 48,788
2010 -79.7% 48,788 9,908

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 327,338 9,467 645,210 2
2000s 770,892 48,788 1.07 million 10
2010s 11,504 9,908 12,312 4

Countries ranked near Palestine

  1. 103 Iceland 151,665 compare
  2. 104 Belize 50,535
  3. 105 Jamaica 12,379 compare
  4. 107 Austria 6,675 compare
  5. 108 Belgium 6,353 compare

See the full ranking of 108 places →

More reference data data for Palestine

All data for Palestine →

Frequently asked questions

What is total sample population, above primary education in Palestine?
Total sample population, above primary education in Palestine was 12,312 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest total sample population, above primary education recorded in Palestine?
The highest recorded value was 1.07 million in 2008.
What is the lowest total sample population, above primary education recorded in Palestine?
The lowest recorded value was 9,467 in 1998.
How does Palestine rank for total sample population, above primary education?
Palestine ranks 106th out of 108 countries with data for 2017.
Is total sample population, above primary education rising or falling in Palestine?
Over the last ten years it is down 98.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Palestine data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Total sample population, above primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 16 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Total sample population, above primary education in Palestine. Statizoid. Retrieved 25 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/total-sample-population-above-primary-education/west-bank-and-gaza/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/total-sample-population-above-primary-education/west-bank-and-gaza/">Total sample population, above primary education in Palestine</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Total sample population, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,460 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed