Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Palestine
Palestine: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 7.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Palestine, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 7.7% for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2023.
That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Palestine peaked at 16.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2018.
Palestine ranks 69th of 181 countries on this measure, 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 16.2% | — |
| 2000 | 14.0% | -13.5% |
| 2001 | 13.4% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 11.8% | -11.9% |
| 2003 | 10.1% | -14.7% |
| 2004 | 8.6% | -14.5% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 9.0% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 8.1% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 9.5% | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 9.2% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | -12.8% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | -17.7% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | -17.0% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | +15.2% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | +17.4% |
| 2022 | 7.1% | +19.3% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | +7.2% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 7.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.0%, 85% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 7.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.3%, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.2% | 16.2% | 16.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 8.1% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 4.0% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 5.1% | 7.7% | 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower in Palestine?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Palestine was 7.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2018.
- How does Palestine rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Palestine ranks 69th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release