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

Palestine: Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female was 0.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
22nd
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 1998
All-time low
0.3%
in 2009
Years of data
16
1998–2017

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

00.20.40.61998200720171998: 0.534 % of female youth population1999: 0.488 % of female youth population2000: 0.479 % of female youth population2001: 0.463 % of female youth population2002: 0.43 % of female youth population2003: 0.386 % of female youth population2004: 0.339 % of female youth population2005: 0.353 % of female youth population2006: 0.334 % of female youth population2007: 0.319 % of female youth population2008: 0.289 % of female youth population2009: 0.282 % of female youth population2010: 0.291 % of female youth population2011: 0.33 % of female youth population2016: 0.321 % of female youth population2017: 0.321 % of female youth population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female youth population.

Analysis

In 2017, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female in Palestine stood at 0.3%.

The figure is up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female in Palestine peaked at 0.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2009.

That places Palestine 22nd out of 108 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, female in Palestine, year by year

Annual values for Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth population) in Palestine, 1998 to 2017.
Year % of female youth population Change
1998 0.5%
1999 0.5% -8.6%
2000 0.5% -1.8%
2001 0.5% -3.2%
2002 0.4% -7.1%
2003 0.4% -10.2%
2004 0.3% -12.2%
2005 0.4% +4.1%
2006 0.3% -5.4%
2007 0.3% -4.4%
2008 0.3% -9.5%
2009 0.3% -2.3%
2010 0.3% +3.2%
2011 0.3% +13.3%
2016 0.3% -2.8%
2017 0.3% +0.0%

Palestine compared with similar countries

  • Palestine's 0.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • Palestine's 0.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.4%, 90% of the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 4

Countries ranked near Palestine

  1. 19 Belize 0.4%
  2. 20 Morocco 0.4% compare
  3. 21 El Salvador 0.3% compare
  4. 23 Turkey 0.3% compare
  5. 24 Jamaica 0.3% compare
  6. 25 Venezuela 0.3% compare

See the full ranking of 108 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female in Palestine?
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female in Palestine was 0.3% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female recorded in Palestine?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1998.
What is the lowest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female recorded in Palestine?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2009.
How does Palestine rank for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female?
Palestine ranks 22nd out of 108 countries with data for 2017.
Is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female rising or falling in Palestine?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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, female (% of female youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth population)
Unit
% of female youth population
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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