Children out of school, primary in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Children out of school, primary was 53,793 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
53,793
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
68th
of 197 countries
All-time high
53,793
in 2023
All-time low
18,286
in 2017
Years of data
25
1999–2023

Children out of school, primary in Palestine, State of, 1999–2023

20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k1999201120231999: 39.5k2000: 30.0k2001: 32.6k2002: 27.9k2003: 27.6k2004: 29.6k2005: 41.2k2006: 47.1k2007: 51.9k2008: 45.5k2009: 41.0k2010: 37.4k2011: 37.5k2012: 39.3k2013: 29.9k2014: 25.3k2015: 25.0k2016: 23.3k2017: 18.3k2018: 23.5k2019: 28.8k2020: 34.3k2021: 44.4k2022: 52.4k2023: 53.8k

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Analysis

Palestine, State of recorded 53,793 for children out of school, primary in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 80.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Palestine, State of peaked at 53,793 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18,286, in 2017.

Palestine, State of ranks 68th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Children out of school, primary in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Children out of school, primary in Palestine, State of, 1999 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1999 39,479
2000 30,037 -23.9%
2001 32,623 +8.6%
2002 27,903 -14.5%
2003 27,650 -0.9%
2004 29,594 +7.0%
2005 41,192 +39.2%
2006 47,080 +14.3%
2007 51,885 +10.2%
2008 45,526 -12.3%
2009 40,965 -10.0%
2010 37,435 -8.6%
2011 37,547 +0.3%
2012 39,279 +4.6%
2013 29,864 -24.0%
2014 25,322 -15.2%
2015 24,957 -1.4%
2016 23,310 -6.6%
2017 18,286 -21.6%
2018 23,505 +28.5%
2019 28,806 +22.6%
2020 34,346 +19.2%
2021 44,449 +29.4%
2022 52,382 +17.8%
2023 53,793 +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 39,479 39,479 39,479 1
2000s 37,446 27,650 51,885 10
2010s 28,831 18,286 39,279 10
2020s 46,242 34,346 53,793 4

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 65 Mozambique 64,247 compare
  2. 66 El Salvador 57,339 compare
  3. 67 Dominican Republic 56,334 compare
  4. 69 Nicaragua 53,481 compare
  5. 70 Papua New Guinea 53,289 compare
  6. 71 Italy 52,117 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is children out of school, primary in Palestine, State of?
Children out of school, primary in Palestine, State of was 53,793 in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 53,793 in 2023.
What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 18,286 in 2017.
How does Palestine, State of rank for children out of school, primary?
Palestine, State of ranks 68th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is up 80.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Children out of school, primary
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
202 places, 4,752 data points, 1970–2025
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Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.