Children out of school, primary in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Children out of school, primary was 53,793 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, primary in Palestine, State of, 1999–2023
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 65 Mozambique 64,247 compare
- 66 El Salvador 57,339 compare
- 67 Dominican Republic 56,334 compare
- 69 Nicaragua 53,481 compare
- 70 Papua New Guinea 53,289 compare
- 71 Italy 52,117 compare
More education data for Palestine, State of
- 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, 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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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.