Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 19.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Palestine, State of, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palestine, State of recorded 19.6% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Palestine, State of peaked at 47.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.6%, in 2025.
That places Palestine, State of 98th 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.3% | — |
| 2001 | 46.4% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 45.1% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 42.7% | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 39.1% | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 35.4% | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 32.6% | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 30.4% | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 27.9% | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 25.7% | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 23.6% | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 23.1% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 24.8% | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 27.3% | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 29.9% | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 31.7% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 32.4% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 32.0% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 25.6% | -20.0% |
| 2019 | 24.6% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 23.3% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 22.1% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 21.4% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 20.7% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 19.9% | -3.9% |
| 2025 | 19.6% | -1.5% |
Palestine, State of compared with similar countries
- Palestine, State of's 19.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.0%, 56% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine, State of's 19.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 20.1%, 97% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.3% | 25.7% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.5% | 23.1% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 19.6% | 23.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palestine, State of
- 96 Cuba 20.1% compare
- 97 Hungary 19.7% compare
- 99 Turkmenistan 19.4% compare
- 100 Philippines 18.8% compare
- 101 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 18.6% compare
More education data for Palestine, State of
- 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, both in Palestine, State of?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Palestine, State of was 19.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 47.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.6% in 2025.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Palestine, State of ranks 98th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.2%. 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 youth of upper secondary 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