Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Palestine

Palestine: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 132,058 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
132,058 number
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
100th
of 206 countries
All-time high
132,058 number
in 2019
All-time low
38,951 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Palestine, 1970–2019

40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k120.0k140.0k197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Palestine recorded 132,058 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Palestine peaked at 132,058 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 38,951 number, in 1970.

That places Palestine 100th out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Palestine, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number) in Palestine, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 38,951 number
1971 39,428 number +1.2%
1972 40,530 number +2.8%
1973 41,896 number +3.4%
1974 43,370 number +3.5%
1975 44,737 number +3.2%
1976 45,950 number +2.7%
1977 47,099 number +2.5%
1978 48,027 number +2.0%
1979 48,855 number +1.7%
1980 49,720 number +1.8%
1981 50,727 number +2.0%
1982 52,089 number +2.7%
1983 53,758 number +3.2%
1984 55,598 number +3.4%
1985 57,451 number +3.3%
1986 59,149 number +3.0%
1987 60,857 number +2.9%
1988 62,427 number +2.6%
1989 64,041 number +2.6%
1990 65,891 number +2.9%
1991 68,184 number +3.5%
1992 71,113 number +4.3%
1993 74,526 number +4.8%
1994 78,341 number +5.1%
1995 82,495 number +5.3%
1996 86,843 number +5.3%
1997 91,659 number +5.5%
1998 97,028 number +5.9%
1999 102,374 number +5.5%
2000 107,065 number +4.6%
2001 110,519 number +3.2%
2002 112,524 number +1.8%
2003 112,972 number +0.4%
2004 112,485 number -0.4%
2005 111,725 number -0.7%
2006 111,351 number -0.3%
2007 111,338 number -0.0%
2008 111,307 number -0.0%
2009 111,375 number +0.1%
2010 111,627 number +0.2%
2011 112,248 number +0.6%
2012 113,347 number +1.0%
2013 115,180 number +1.6%
2014 117,507 number +2.0%
2015 120,113 number +2.2%
2016 122,604 number +2.1%
2017 125,579 number +2.4%
2018 128,830 number +2.6%
2019 132,058 number +2.5%

Palestine compared with similar countries

  • Palestine's 132,058 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 236,397 number, 56% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Palestine's 132,058 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 203,743 number, 65% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 43,884 number 38,951 number 48,855 number 10
1980s 56,582 number 49,720 number 64,041 number 10
1990s 81,845 number 65,891 number 102,374 number 10
2000s 111,266 number 107,065 number 112,972 number 10
2010s 119,909 number 111,627 number 132,058 number 10

Countries ranked near Palestine

  1. 97 Belgium 133,396 number compare
  2. 98 Libya 132,881 number compare
  3. 99 Nicaragua 132,665 number compare
  4. 101 Cuba 126,111 number compare
  5. 102 Mauritania 124,034 number compare
  6. 103 Belarus 119,757 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Palestine?
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Palestine was 132,058 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Palestine?
The highest recorded value was 132,058 number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Palestine?
The lowest recorded value was 38,951 number in 1970.
How does Palestine rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
Palestine ranks 100th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in Palestine?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Palestine data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.