Over-age students, primary, male in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Over-age students, primary, male was 1.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
1.6%
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
156th
of 191 countries
All-time high
4.4%
in 2005
All-time low
1.4%
in 2009
Years of data
20
1999–2018

Over-age students, primary, male in Palestine, State of, 1999–2018

12341999200820181999: 3.7 % of male enrollment2000: 3.2 % of male enrollment2001: 3.9 % of male enrollment2002: 3.3 % of male enrollment2003: 2.7 % of male enrollment2004: 1.6 % of male enrollment2005: 4.4 % of male enrollment2006: 2.3 % of male enrollment2007: 2.4 % of male enrollment2008: 2.4 % of male enrollment2009: 1.4 % of male enrollment2010: 1.5 % of male enrollment2011: 2.4 % of male enrollment2012: 2.3 % of male enrollment2013: 2.3 % of male enrollment2014: 2.4 % of male enrollment2015: 2.5 % of male enrollment2016: 1.8 % of male enrollment2017: 1.7 % of male enrollment2018: 1.6 % of male enrollment

Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.

Analysis

Palestine, State of recorded 1.6% for over-age students, primary, male in 2018.

The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Palestine, State of peaked at 4.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2009.

Palestine, State of ranks 156th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Over-age students, primary, male in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment) in Palestine, State of, 1999 to 2018.
Year % of male enrollment Change
1999 3.7%
2000 3.2% -14.6%
2001 3.9% +24.4%
2002 3.3% -17.2%
2003 2.7% -18.1%
2004 1.6% -40.1%
2005 4.4% +175.2%
2006 2.3% -48.5%
2007 2.4% +4.6%
2008 2.4% +1.6%
2009 1.4% -40.7%
2010 1.5% +3.7%
2011 2.4% +65.5%
2012 2.3% -5.5%
2013 2.3% -1.0%
2014 2.4% +4.7%
2015 2.5% +2.4%
2016 1.8% -26.9%
2017 1.7% -5.1%
2018 1.6% -4.8%

Palestine, State of compared with similar countries

  • Palestine, State of's 1.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.9%, 13% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Palestine, State of's 1.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.4%, 36% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Over-age students, primary, male 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
2005 +175.2% 1.6% 4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.7% 3.7% 3.7% 1
2000s 2.7% 1.4% 4.4% 10
2010s 2.1% 1.5% 2.5% 9

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 153 Maldives 1.7% compare
  2. 154 Switzerland 1.6% compare
  3. 155 Finland 1.6% compare
  4. 157 Republic of Moldova 1.6% compare
  5. 158 North Macedonia 1.6% compare
  6. 159 Greece 1.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is over-age students, primary, male in Palestine, State of?
Over-age students, primary, male in Palestine, State of was 1.6% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2005.
What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2009.
How does Palestine, State of rank for over-age students, primary, male?
Palestine, State of ranks 156th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment)
Unit
% of male enrollment
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,265 data points, 1970–2019
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Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.