Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Palestine
Palestine: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.7912 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Palestine, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 0.7912 GPIA for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Palestine peaked at 1.39 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7912 GPIA, in 2023.
That places Palestine 122nd out of 162 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Palestine, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.9369 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.8881 GPIA | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7967 GPIA | -10.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8915 GPIA | +11.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8953 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9728 GPIA | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9887 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8471 GPIA | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | +18.4% |
| 2008 | 1.1 GPIA | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 1.16 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 1.14 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9534 GPIA | -16.3% |
| 2012 | 1.06 GPIA | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 1.1 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 1.14 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 1.21 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 1.21 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.23 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.39 GPIA | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 1.25 GPIA | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 1.07 GPIA | -14.4% |
| 2021 | 1.1 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8527 GPIA | -22.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7912 GPIA | -7.2% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 0.7912 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8896 GPIA, 89% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 0.7912 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.933 GPIA, 85% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9369 GPIA | 0.9369 GPIA | 0.9369 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9544 GPIA | 0.7967 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 GPIA | 0.9534 GPIA | 1.39 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9542 GPIA | 0.7912 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 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 of lower secondary school age in Palestine?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Palestine was 0.7912 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7912 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Palestine rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Palestine ranks 122nd out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release