Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 93.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Palestine, State of, 1995–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Palestine, State of is 93.3%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Palestine, State of peaked at 93.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 77.6%, in 1995.
Palestine, State of ranks 122nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 77.6% | — |
| 1996 | 79.6% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 81.7% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 84.3% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 85.5% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 86.1% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 86.6% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 87.5% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 88.5% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 89.1% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 89.5% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 89.2% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 88.6% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 88.3% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 87.7% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 87.3% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 88.0% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 88.3% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 89.1% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 90.0% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 90.8% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 92.5% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 92.8% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 93.3% | +0.5% |
Palestine, State of compared with similar countries
- Palestine, State of's 93.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.5%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine, State of's 93.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 98.7%, 95% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.8% | 77.6% | 84.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 87.9% | 85.5% | 89.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.0% | 87.3% | 93.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Palestine, State of
- 119 Trinidad and Tobago 94.0% compare
- 120 Togo 93.7% compare
- 121 Bulgaria 93.3% compare
- 123 Philippines 93.2% compare
- 124 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 93.1% compare
- 125 Tajikistan 92.9% 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 gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Palestine, State of?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Palestine, State of was 93.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 93.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.6% in 1995.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Palestine, State of ranks 122nd out of 197 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.