Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 7.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Palestine, State of, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Palestine, State of stood at 7.1%.
That represents a change of up 16.4% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Palestine, State of peaked at 16.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2020.
Palestine, State of ranks 93rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.9% | — |
| 2001 | 15.0% | -11.2% |
| 2002 | 13.0% | -13.3% |
| 2003 | 11.2% | -13.8% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 8.7% | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 8.0% | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 7.5% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 8.6% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | -30.4% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 5.2% | +13.0% |
| 2024 | 6.1% | +17.3% |
| 2025 | 7.1% | +16.4% |
Palestine, State of compared with similar countries
- Palestine, State of's 7.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.4%, 49% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine, State of's 7.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.3%, 97% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.5% | 7.5% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 4.5% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 4.4% | 7.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palestine, State of
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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Palestine, State of?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Palestine, State of was 7.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 16.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2020.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Palestine, State of ranks 93rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine, State of 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, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release