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

Palestine: Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural was 0.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
47th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2002
All-time low
0.1%
in 2016
Years of data
16
1998–2017

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

00.10.20.31998200720171998: 0.292 % of rural youth population1999: 0.297 % of rural youth population2000: 0.289 % of rural youth population2001: 0.288 % of rural youth population2002: 0.305 % of rural youth population2003: 0.245 % of rural youth population2004: 0.215 % of rural youth population2005: 0.218 % of rural youth population2006: 0.2 % of rural youth population2007: 0.195 % of rural youth population2008: 0.167 % of rural youth population2009: 0.208 % of rural youth population2010: 0.158 % of rural youth population2011: 0.159 % of rural youth population2016: 0.147 % of rural youth population2017: 0.147 % of rural youth population

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

Analysis

Palestine recorded 0.1% for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of down 25.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural in Palestine peaked at 0.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2016.

Palestine ranks 47th of 94 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 not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural in Palestine, year by year

Annual values for Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth population) in Palestine, 1998 to 2017.
Year % of rural youth population Change
1998 0.3%
1999 0.3% +1.6%
2000 0.3% -2.8%
2001 0.3% -0.4%
2002 0.3% +5.9%
2003 0.2% -19.5%
2004 0.2% -12.4%
2005 0.2% +1.2%
2006 0.2% -8.1%
2007 0.2% -2.3%
2008 0.2% -14.4%
2009 0.2% +24.0%
2010 0.2% -23.8%
2011 0.2% +0.6%
2016 0.1% -7.8%
2017 0.1% +0.0%

Palestine compared with similar countries

  • Palestine's 0.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 65% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Palestine's 0.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3%, 54% of the median. (7 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 4

Countries ranked near Palestine

  1. 44 Zambia 0.1% compare
  2. 45 Ethiopia 0.1% compare
  3. 46 Finland 0.1% compare
  4. 48 Philippines 0.1% compare
  5. 49 Thailand 0.1% compare
  6. 50 Cambodia 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural in Palestine?
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural in Palestine was 0.1% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Palestine?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2002.
What is the lowest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Palestine?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2016.
How does Palestine rank for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural?
Palestine ranks 47th out of 94 countries with data for 2017.
Is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural rising or falling in Palestine?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. 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, rural (% of rural youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth population)
Unit
% of rural youth population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,311 data points, 1970–2021
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