Egypt vs Palestine: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Egypt
2.4%
in 2019
Palestine
2.5%
in 2019
Egypt rank
99th
Palestine rank
96th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time

  • Egypt
  • Palestine
0510152025199420062019

How they compare

Palestine currently reports 2.5% against 2.4% in Egypt, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Palestine's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 99th and Palestine ranks 96th of 150 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Palestine in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Palestine Difference Ahead
2000s 15.4% 10.1% 5.3% Egypt
2010s 5.5% 5.9% 0.4% Palestine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Egypt or Palestine?
Palestine, at 2.5% against 2.4% in Egypt as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Egypt and Palestine?
0.1%, with Palestine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Palestine?
7 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2019.
How do Egypt and Palestine rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
Egypt ranks 99th and Palestine ranks 96th of 150 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 3,656 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.