Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Palestine
Palestine: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 0.6518 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.6518 GPIA
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
149th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.9227 GPIA
in 1999
All-time low
0.6518 GPIA
in 2023
Years of data
25
1999–2023
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Palestine, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Palestine stood at 0.6518 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Palestine peaked at 0.9227 GPIA in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.6518 GPIA, in 2023.
Palestine ranks 149th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Palestine, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.9227 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.8774 GPIA | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8131 GPIA | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8633 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 0.893 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9141 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.921 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8562 GPIA | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8635 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8533 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8693 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8458 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.767 GPIA | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8247 GPIA | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8298 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8347 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8455 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8275 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7931 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7828 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7802 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7321 GPIA | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7396 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6737 GPIA | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 0.6518 GPIA | -3.3% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 0.6518 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9123 GPIA, 71% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 0.6518 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8927 GPIA, 73% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9227 GPIA | 0.9227 GPIA | 0.9227 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8724 GPIA | 0.8131 GPIA | 0.921 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8131 GPIA | 0.767 GPIA | 0.8458 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6993 GPIA | 0.6518 GPIA | 0.7396 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 146 Australia 0.6651 GPIA compare
- 147 Luxembourg 0.6642 GPIA compare
- 148 Marshall Islands 0.664 GPIA compare
- 150 Myanmar 0.65 GPIA compare
- 151 Bangladesh 0.6489 GPIA compare
- 152 Samoa 0.6343 GPIA compare
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 out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Palestine?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Palestine was 0.6518 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9227 GPIA in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6518 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Palestine rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Palestine ranks 149th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release