Over-age students, primary in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Over-age students, primary was 1.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Palestine, State of, 1999–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary in Palestine, State of is 1.5%, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 8.9% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Palestine, State of peaked at 4.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2009.
Palestine, State of ranks 154th 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 in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3.8% | — |
| 2000 | 3.2% | -14.2% |
| 2001 | 4.1% | +26.9% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | -19.4% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | -20.5% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | -41.4% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | +173.6% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | -44.9% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | -33.0% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | +41.6% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -28.9% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | +18.3% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 1.4% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 2.1% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Palestine, State of
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 over-age students, primary in Palestine, State of?
- Over-age students, primary in Palestine, State of was 1.5% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary 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?
- Palestine, State of ranks 154th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. 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 (% of enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.