Children out of school, male in Palestine
Palestine: Children out of school, male was 9.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, male in Palestine, 1999–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male primary school age.
Analysis
In 2023, children out of school, male in Palestine stood at 9.2%.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 65.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, male in Palestine peaked at 11.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2017.
Palestine ranks 59th 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, male in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % of male primary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 10.2% | — |
| 2000 | 7.2% | -29.4% |
| 2001 | 8.0% | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 6.6% | -17.1% |
| 2003 | 6.6% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 6.7% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | +32.2% |
| 2006 | 10.3% | +17.3% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 9.7% | -15.3% |
| 2009 | 8.3% | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | -19.8% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | -33.8% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | +20.7% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | -31.0% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -44.7% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | +67.7% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | +34.6% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | +24.6% |
| 2021 | 7.3% | +37.5% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | +23.3% |
| 2023 | 9.2% | +1.9% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 9.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.6%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 9.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.8%, 2.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 6.6% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 1.9% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 5.3% | 9.2% | 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, male in Palestine?
- Children out of school, male in Palestine was 9.2% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, male recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest children out of school, male recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2017.
- How does Palestine rank for children out of school, male?
- Palestine ranks 59th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is children out of school, male rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.7%. 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, male (% of male 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.