Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Palestine
Palestine: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 9.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Palestine, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Palestine stood at 9.0%.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 95.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Palestine peaked at 10.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2016.
Palestine ranks 69th 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 children of primary school age, both sexes in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.5% | — |
| 2001 | 7.8% | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 7.9% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 8.3% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 9.2% | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 10.3% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 10.2% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 9.7% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | -11.3% |
| 2012 | 6.3% | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | +16.4% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | +17.2% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | +12.0% |
| 2023 | 9.0% | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 9.1% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 9.0% | -1.1% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 9.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.6%, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 9.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.8%, 1.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1% | 7.8% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 4.4% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 6.4% | 9.1% | 6 |
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 of primary school age, both sexes in Palestine?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Palestine was 9.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2016.
- How does Palestine rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Palestine ranks 69th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.7%. 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 of primary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release