Children out of school, female in Palestine
Palestine: Children out of school, female was 9.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, female in Palestine, 1999–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female primary school age.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 9.9% for children out of school, female in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, female in Palestine peaked at 13.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2017.
Palestine ranks 60th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Children out of school, female in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % of female primary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 10.2% | — |
| 2000 | 7.8% | -22.7% |
| 2001 | 8.0% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | -14.0% |
| 2003 | 6.7% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 7.6% | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | +44.8% |
| 2006 | 12.2% | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 13.1% | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | -11.6% |
| 2009 | 10.7% | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 8.2% | -18.5% |
| 2013 | 7.6% | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | -12.2% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 6.8% | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 9.1% | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 9.9% | -0.8% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 9.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.6%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 9.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.1%, 3.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.6% | 6.7% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 5.6% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 7.6% | 10.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More education data for Palestine
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 50,739 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 306 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 86,251 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 83,420 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 868,232 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 514,700 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.15 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0996 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, female in Palestine?
- Children out of school, female in Palestine was 9.9% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, female recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest children out of school, female recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2017.
- How does Palestine rank for children out of school, female?
- Palestine ranks 60th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is children out of school, female rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.