Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 0.9157 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.9157 GPIA
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
101st
of 169 countries
All-time high
1.43 GPIA
in 2015
All-time low
0.8901 GPIA
in 2022
Years of data
24
1999–2023

Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Palestine, State of, 1999–2023

00.511.51999201120231999: 0.996 GPIA2000: 1 GPIA2001: 1.1 GPIA2002: 1.1 GPIA2003: 1 GPIA2004: 1 GPIA2005: 0.992 GPIA2006: 0.992 GPIA2008: 1 GPIA2009: 1 GPIA2010: 1 GPIA2011: 1 GPIA2012: 1 GPIA2013: 1 GPIA2014: 1 GPIA2015: 1.4 GPIA2016: 1 GPIA2017: 1 GPIA2018: 0.987 GPIA2019: 0.995 GPIA2020: 0.947 GPIA2021: 0.928 GPIA2022: 0.89 GPIA2023: 0.916 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Palestine, State of is 0.9157 GPIA, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Palestine, State of peaked at 1.43 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8901 GPIA, in 2022.

That places Palestine, State of 101st out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary entry age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Palestine, State of, 1999 to 2023.
Year GPIA Change
1999 0.9964 GPIA
2000 1.04 GPIA +4.7%
2001 1.11 GPIA +6.2%
2002 1.07 GPIA -3.6%
2003 1.02 GPIA -4.3%
2004 1.01 GPIA -1.5%
2005 0.9918 GPIA -1.5%
2006 0.9922 GPIA +0.0%
2008 1.02 GPIA +3.1%
2009 1.02 GPIA +0.0%
2010 1.02 GPIA +0.1%
2011 1 GPIA -1.9%
2012 1.03 GPIA +3.1%
2013 1.05 GPIA +1.4%
2014 1.02 GPIA -2.6%
2015 1.43 GPIA +39.7%
2016 1.02 GPIA -28.3%
2017 1.04 GPIA +1.7%
2018 0.9868 GPIA -5.2%
2019 0.9954 GPIA +0.9%
2020 0.9475 GPIA -4.8%
2021 0.9281 GPIA -2.0%
2022 0.8901 GPIA -4.1%
2023 0.9157 GPIA +2.9%

Palestine, State of compared with similar countries

  • Palestine, State of's 0.9157 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9665 GPIA, 95% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Palestine, State of's 0.9157 GPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9134 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Palestine, State of changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2015 +39.7% 1.02 GPIA 1.43 GPIA
2016 -28.3% 1.43 GPIA 1.02 GPIA

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9964 GPIA 0.9964 GPIA 0.9964 GPIA 1
2000s 1.03 GPIA 0.9918 GPIA 1.11 GPIA 9
2010s 1.06 GPIA 0.9868 GPIA 1.43 GPIA 10
2020s 0.9204 GPIA 0.8901 GPIA 0.9475 GPIA 4

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 98 Montenegro 0.9258 GPIA compare
  2. 99 Mauritius 0.9247 GPIA compare
  3. 100 Panama 0.9181 GPIA compare
  4. 102 Saudi Arabia 0.9111 GPIA compare
  5. 103 Qatar 0.91 GPIA compare
  6. 104 Grenada 0.9078 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 169 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Palestine, State of?
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Palestine, State of was 0.9157 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 1.43 GPIA in 2015.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8901 GPIA in 2022.
How does Palestine, State of rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
Palestine, State of ranks 101st out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary entry age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary entry age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
169 places, 2,561 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release