Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Palestine
Palestine: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 13.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Palestine, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 13.1% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Palestine peaked at 45.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2025.
Palestine ranks 118th 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.6% | — |
| 2001 | 44.3% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 42.9% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 40.4% | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 36.6% | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 32.8% | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 29.7% | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 26.4% | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 23.3% | -11.7% |
| 2009 | 20.9% | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 18.9% | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 18.2% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 19.8% | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 21.7% | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 23.5% | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 24.8% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 25.3% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 25.0% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 20.1% | -19.6% |
| 2019 | 19.2% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 17.7% | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 16.3% | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 15.4% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 14.5% | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 13.4% | -7.6% |
| 2025 | 13.1% | -2.2% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 13.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.0%, 37% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 13.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15.7%, 83% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.3% | 20.9% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 18.2% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 13.1% | 17.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 116 China 13.3% compare
- 117 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13.2% compare
- 119 South Africa 12.8% compare
- 120 Bolivia 12.7% compare
- 121 Anguilla 12.2% compare
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, female in Palestine?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Palestine was 13.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 45.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2025.
- How does Palestine rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Palestine ranks 118th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.2%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release