Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Palestine
Palestine: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted was 0.5019 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Palestine, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Palestine is 0.5019 modelled data, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Palestine peaked at 0.9325 modelled data in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5019 modelled data, in 2025.
That places Palestine 184th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Palestine, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9325 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.9153 modelled data | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9089 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8978 modelled data | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8819 modelled data | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8654 modelled data | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8366 modelled data | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7697 modelled data | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7169 modelled data | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6875 modelled data | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6655 modelled data | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.65 modelled data | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6622 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6556 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6438 modelled data | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6392 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6373 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6378 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6442 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6379 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6103 modelled data | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5821 modelled data | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 0.56 modelled data | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.537 modelled data | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 0.5095 modelled data | -5.1% |
| 2025 | 0.5019 modelled data | -1.5% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 0.5019 modelled data is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9783 modelled data, 51% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 0.5019 modelled data is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9361 modelled data, 54% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8413 modelled data | 0.6875 modelled data | 0.9325 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6473 modelled data | 0.6373 modelled data | 0.6655 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5502 modelled data | 0.5019 modelled data | 0.6103 modelled data | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Palestine?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Palestine was 0.5019 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9325 modelled data in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5019 modelled data in 2025.
- How does Palestine rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted?
- Palestine ranks 184th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release