Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Palestine

Palestine: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female was 0.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
73rd
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 1999
All-time low
0.5%
in 2006
Years of data
16
1998–2017

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Palestine, 1998–2017

00.20.40.60.81998200720171998: 0.673 % of female youth labor force1999: 0.807 % of female youth labor force2000: 0.795 % of female youth labor force2001: 0.654 % of female youth labor force2002: 0.7 % of female youth labor force2003: 0.537 % of female youth labor force2004: 0.591 % of female youth labor force2005: 0.536 % of female youth labor force2006: 0.519 % of female youth labor force2007: 0.563 % of female youth labor force2008: 0.587 % of female youth labor force2009: 0.682 % of female youth labor force2010: 0.616 % of female youth labor force2011: 0.611 % of female youth labor force2016: 0.708 % of female youth labor force2017: 0.708 % of female youth labor force

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female youth labor force.

Analysis

Palestine recorded 0.7% for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in 2017.

That represents a change of up 25.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Palestine peaked at 0.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2006.

Palestine ranks 73rd of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Palestine, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth labor force) in Palestine, 1998 to 2017.
Year % of female youth labor force Change
1998 0.7%
1999 0.8% +19.8%
2000 0.8% -1.4%
2001 0.7% -17.8%
2002 0.7% +7.1%
2003 0.5% -23.2%
2004 0.6% +10.0%
2005 0.5% -9.2%
2006 0.5% -3.1%
2007 0.6% +8.5%
2008 0.6% +4.2%
2009 0.7% +16.3%
2010 0.6% -9.7%
2011 0.6% -0.9%
2016 0.7% +16.0%
2017 0.7% +0.0%

Palestine compared with similar countries

  • Palestine's 0.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 83% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • Palestine's 0.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.6%, 1.2× the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 2
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.8% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 4

Countries ranked near Palestine

  1. 70 Ukraine 0.7% compare
  2. 71 Zambia 0.7% compare
  3. 72 Uruguay 0.7% compare
  4. 74 Costa Rica 0.7% compare
  5. 75 Portugal 0.7% compare
  6. 76 Turkey 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Palestine?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Palestine was 0.7% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female recorded in Palestine?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1999.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female recorded in Palestine?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2006.
How does Palestine rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female?
Palestine ranks 73rd out of 108 countries with data for 2017.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female rising or falling in Palestine?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Palestine data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth labor force)
Unit
% of female youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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