Italy vs Palestine: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes

Italy
3.1%
in 2018
Palestine
3.5%
in 2019
Italy rank
84th
Palestine rank
83rd

Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time

  • Italy
  • Palestine
051015197319962019

How they compare

Palestine currently reports 3.5% against 3.1% in Italy, a difference of 0.4%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Palestine ahead.

Italy ranks 84th and Palestine ranks 83rd of 188 countries.

Palestine has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Palestine Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1% 9.1% 8.9% Palestine
2000s 0.4% 12.3% 11.8% Palestine
2010s 1.3% 5.1% 3.8% Palestine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes, Italy or Palestine?
Palestine, at 3.5% against 3.1% in Italy as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Italy and Palestine?
0.4%, with Palestine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Palestine?
20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Italy and Palestine rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
Italy ranks 84th and Palestine ranks 83rd of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary 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 children of primary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 6,366 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The number of students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/