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

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

Latest (2017)
0.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
13th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 1998
All-time low
0.1%
in 2009
Years of data
16
1998–2017

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

00.10.20.31998200720171998: 0.285 % of urban youth population1999: 0.249 % of urban youth population2000: 0.261 % of urban youth population2001: 0.269 % of urban youth population2002: 0.229 % of urban youth population2003: 0.21 % of urban youth population2004: 0.191 % of urban youth population2005: 0.205 % of urban youth population2006: 0.201 % of urban youth population2007: 0.198 % of urban youth population2008: 0.183 % of urban youth population2009: 0.15 % of urban youth population2010: 0.18 % of urban youth population2011: 0.194 % of urban youth population2016: 0.216 % of urban youth population2017: 0.216 % of urban youth population

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban in Palestine is 0.2%, measured in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban in Palestine peaked at 0.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2009.

Palestine ranks 13th of 97 countries on this measure, 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, urban in Palestine, year by year

Annual values for Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth population) in Palestine, 1998 to 2017.
Year % of urban youth population Change
1998 0.3%
1999 0.2% -12.7%
2000 0.3% +4.8%
2001 0.3% +3.1%
2002 0.2% -15.0%
2003 0.2% -8.0%
2004 0.2% -9.2%
2005 0.2% +7.6%
2006 0.2% -2.0%
2007 0.2% -1.7%
2008 0.2% -7.3%
2009 0.1% -18.4%
2010 0.2% +20.5%
2011 0.2% +7.4%
2016 0.2% +11.5%
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. (23 countries reporting)
  • Palestine's 0.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2%, 1.1× the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Palestine

  1. 10 Jordan 0.3% compare
  2. 11 Pakistan 0.3% compare
  3. 12 Bangladesh 0.2% compare
  4. 14 Guatemala 0.2% compare
  5. 15 India 0.2% compare
  6. 16 Turkey 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban in Palestine?
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban 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, urban recorded in Palestine?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1998.
What is the lowest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Palestine?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2009.
How does Palestine rank for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban?
Palestine ranks 13th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban rising or falling in Palestine?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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, urban (% of urban youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth population)
Unit
% of urban youth population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,339 data points, 1970–2021
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