Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in Palestine

Palestine: Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary was 0.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
19th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1998
All-time low
0.2%
in 2008
Years of data
16
1998–2017

Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in Palestine, 1998–2017

00.050.10.150.20.251998200720171998: 0.226 % of youth population with high education1999: 0.21 % of youth population with high education2000: 0.207 % of youth population with high education2001: 0.21 % of youth population with high education2002: 0.209 % of youth population with high education2003: 0.189 % of youth population with high education2004: 0.16 % of youth population with high education2005: 0.183 % of youth population with high education2006: 0.175 % of youth population with high education2007: 0.178 % of youth population with high education2008: 0.159 % of youth population with high education2009: 0.178 % of youth population with high education2010: 0.172 % of youth population with high education2011: 0.173 % of youth population with high education2016: 0.197 % of youth population with high education2017: 0.197 % of youth population with high education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of youth population with high education.

Analysis

In 2017, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in Palestine stood at 0.2%.

That represents a change of up 10.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in Palestine peaked at 0.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2008.

That places Palestine 19th out of 107 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in Palestine, year by year

Annual values for Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth population with high education) in Palestine, 1998 to 2017.
Year % of youth population with high education Change
1998 0.2%
1999 0.2% -7.2%
2000 0.2% -1.2%
2001 0.2% +1.3%
2002 0.2% -0.4%
2003 0.2% -9.8%
2004 0.2% -15.4%
2005 0.2% +14.7%
2006 0.2% -4.6%
2007 0.2% +2.1%
2008 0.2% -10.9%
2009 0.2% +12.2%
2010 0.2% -3.3%
2011 0.2% +0.4%
2016 0.2% +14.0%
2017 0.2% +0.0%

Palestine compared with similar countries

  • Palestine's 0.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Palestine's 0.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2%, 99% of the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 4

Countries ranked near Palestine

  1. 16 Pakistan 0.2% compare
  2. 17 Italy 0.2% compare
  3. 18 Jamaica 0.2% compare
  4. 20 Guatemala 0.2% compare
  5. 21 El Salvador 0.2% compare
  6. 22 India 0.2% compare

See the full ranking of 107 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in Palestine?
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in Palestine was 0.2% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary recorded in Palestine?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1998.
What is the lowest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary recorded in Palestine?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2008.
How does Palestine rank for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary?
Palestine ranks 19th out of 107 countries with data for 2017.
Is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary rising or falling in Palestine?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. 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 not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth population with high education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth population with high education)
Unit
% of youth population with high education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,429 data points, 1970–2021
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