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 14.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Palestine, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 14.8% for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2023.
That represents a change of up 10.5% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Palestine peaked at 27.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2021.
That places Palestine 82nd out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 27.9% | — |
| 2000 | 27.2% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 26.3% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 23.2% | -12.0% |
| 2003 | 20.3% | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 16.9% | -17.0% |
| 2005 | 14.0% | -17.2% |
| 2006 | 13.8% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 12.6% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 13.7% | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 15.5% | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 14.6% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 14.8% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 13.7% | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 13.1% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 12.4% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 13.4% | +12.1% |
| 2023 | 14.8% | +10.5% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 14.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.4%, 61% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 14.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14.1%, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.9% | 27.9% | 27.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.0% | 12.4% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 12.3% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 12.0% | 14.8% | 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 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 14.8% 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 27.9% 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 12.0% in 2021.
- How does Palestine rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Palestine ranks 82nd 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 up 0.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release