Sri Lanka vs Palestine: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Sri Lanka
7.0%
in 2025
Palestine
7.1%
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
102nd
Palestine rank
101st
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Sri Lanka
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 7.1% against 7.0% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Palestine ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 102nd and Palestine ranks 101st of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 1 and Palestine in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.7% | 10.7% | 3.0% | Palestine |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 7.4% | 0.4% | Palestine |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 5.1% | 0.8% | Sri Lanka |
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, Sri Lanka or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 7.1% against 7.0% in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Sri Lanka and Palestine?
- 0.1%, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Palestine?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and Palestine rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Sri Lanka ranks 102nd and Palestine ranks 101st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release