Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in Palestine
Palestine: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) was 8.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in Palestine, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in Palestine is 8.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 140.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in Palestine peaked at 9.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2016.
Palestine ranks 75th 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, male (modelled) in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.3% | — |
| 2001 | 7.5% | -9.6% |
| 2002 | 7.3% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 7.7% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 8.4% | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 9.2% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 8.8% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 8.0% | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 7.2% | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | -12.9% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | +17.1% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | +24.4% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | +23.5% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | +19.0% |
| 2023 | 8.2% | +9.3% |
| 2024 | 8.4% | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 8.4% | +0.0% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 8.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.7%, 79% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 8.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.3%, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1% | 7.2% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.3% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 5.1% | 8.4% | 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, male (modelled) in Palestine?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in Palestine was 8.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2016.
- How does Palestine rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled)?
- Palestine ranks 75th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 140.0%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release