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 0.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.6%
Change on year
down 29.0%
World rank
123rd
of 134 countries
All-time high
17.4%
in 1999
All-time low
0.6%
in 2019
Years of data
21
1999–2019

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Palestine, 1999–2019

0510151999200920191999: 17.4 %2000: 15.6 %2001: 13.6 %2002: 12.8 %2003: 9.9 %2004: 7.6 %2005: 5.7 %2006: 5.9 %2007: 6.7 %2008: 8.4 %2009: 9.8 %2010: 11.9 %2011: 12.6 %2012: 12.2 %2013: 11.2 %2014: 9.6 %2015: 7.2 %2016: 5.4 %2017: 3.1 %2018: 0.793 %2019: 0.563 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Palestine stood at 0.6%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of down 29.0% on the previous year and down 94.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Palestine peaked at 17.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2019.

That places Palestine 123rd out of 134 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Palestine, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (%) in Palestine, 1999 to 2019.
Year % Change
1999 17.4%
2000 15.6% -10.0%
2001 13.6% -13.3%
2002 12.8% -5.5%
2003 9.9% -23.1%
2004 7.6% -22.6%
2005 5.7% -25.6%
2006 5.9% +3.6%
2007 6.7% +13.7%
2008 8.4% +26.2%
2009 9.8% +15.7%
2010 11.9% +21.5%
2011 12.6% +6.6%
2012 12.2% -3.8%
2013 11.2% -8.1%
2014 9.6% -13.8%
2015 7.2% -24.9%
2016 5.4% -25.2%
2017 3.1% -43.2%
2018 0.8% -74.2%
2019 0.6% -29.0%

Palestine compared with similar countries

  • Palestine's 0.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.4%, 5% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
  • Palestine's 0.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.1%, 6% of the median. (17 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 17.4% 17.4% 17.4% 1
2000s 9.6% 5.7% 15.6% 10
2010s 7.5% 0.6% 12.6% 10

Countries ranked near Palestine

  1. 120 France 0.8% compare
  2. 121 Brunei 0.8% compare
  3. 122 Latvia 0.7% compare
  4. 124 Iceland 0.5% compare
  5. 125 Portugal 0.4% compare
  6. 126 Finland 0.3% compare

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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 0.6% in 2019, 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 17.4% in 1999.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Palestine?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2019.
How does Palestine rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
Palestine ranks 123rd out of 134 countries with data for 2019.
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 94.2%. 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 of lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 3,006 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of females of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official lower secondary school age.