Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Palestine
Palestine: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female was 9.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Palestine, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Palestine stood at 9.6%.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 68.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Palestine peaked at 11.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2016.
That places Palestine 66th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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, female in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.8% | — |
| 2001 | 8.2% | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 8.4% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 9.0% | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 10.0% | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 11.5% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 11.6% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 10.8% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | -11.4% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | +12.9% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | +12.9% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 9.4% | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 9.8% | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 9.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 9.6% | -2.0% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 9.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 9.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.3%, 1.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.1% | 8.2% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 5.5% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 7.9% | 9.8% | 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, female in Palestine?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Palestine was 9.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 11.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2016.
- How does Palestine rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- Palestine ranks 66th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.4%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release