Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Palestine
Palestine: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 26.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Palestine, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Palestine is 26.1%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Palestine peaked at 48.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 26.1%, in 2025.
Palestine ranks 85th 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, male in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.9% | — |
| 2001 | 48.4% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 47.2% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 45.0% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 41.5% | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 37.9% | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 35.5% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 34.3% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 32.5% | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 30.4% | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 28.4% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 28.0% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 29.9% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 33.1% | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 36.5% | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 38.8% | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 39.7% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 39.2% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 31.2% | -20.4% |
| 2019 | 30.1% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 29.0% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 28.0% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 27.5% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 27.0% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 26.3% | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 26.1% | -0.8% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 26.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.2%, 68% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 26.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 21.8%, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.2% | 30.4% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.5% | 28.0% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.3% | 26.1% | 29.0% | 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, male in Palestine?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Palestine was 26.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 48.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1% in 2025.
- How does Palestine rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Palestine ranks 85th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release