Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Palestine
Palestine: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 0.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Palestine, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Palestine is 0.3%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Palestine peaked at 2.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2023.
Palestine ranks 150th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9% | — |
| 2001 | 1.2% | +34.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | -33.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -39.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +278.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -71.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -14.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -21.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +28.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +13.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -34.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +69.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -48.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -4.7% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 0.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.9%, 3% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 0.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9%, 34% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Palestine 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +278.2% | 0.5% | 2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 4 |
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 percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Palestine?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Palestine was 0.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2023.
- How does Palestine rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Palestine ranks 150th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release