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 0.9426 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.9426 GPIA
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
88th
of 169 countries
All-time high
1.44 GPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.8483 GPIA
in 2001
Years of data
25
1999–2023
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Palestine, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Palestine stood at 0.9426 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Palestine peaked at 1.44 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.8483 GPIA, in 2001.
Palestine ranks 88th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.9525 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.9326 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8483 GPIA | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 0.928 GPIA | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9272 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.03 GPIA | +10.9% |
| 2005 | 1.1 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 1.07 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 1.13 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 1.19 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 1.24 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 1.1 GPIA | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 1.28 GPIA | +16.2% |
| 2013 | 1.16 GPIA | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 1.26 GPIA | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 1.29 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 1.31 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.4 GPIA | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 1.44 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.32 GPIA | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 1.21 GPIA | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 1.16 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9965 GPIA | -14.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9426 GPIA | -5.4% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 0.9426 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9426 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 0.9426 GPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9313 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9525 GPIA | 0.9525 GPIA | 0.9525 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.8483 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.28 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 1.44 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 GPIA | 0.9426 GPIA | 1.21 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower in Palestine?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Palestine was 0.9426 GPIA 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 1.44 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8483 GPIA in 2001.
- How does Palestine rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Palestine ranks 88th out of 169 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 19.0%. 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 children and adolescents of primary and 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