Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Palestine
Palestine: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 67,509 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Palestine, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Palestine is 67,509 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Palestine peaked at 67,509 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 19,651 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, male in Palestine, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 19,651 number | — |
| 1971 | 19,887 number | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 20,452 number | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 21,158 number | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 21,925 number | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 22,637 number | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 23,267 number | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 23,866 number | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 24,353 number | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 24,789 number | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 25,247 number | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 25,781 number | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 26,497 number | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 27,377 number | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 28,346 number | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 29,318 number | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 30,204 number | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 31,086 number | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 31,886 number | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 32,703 number | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 33,639 number | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 34,806 number | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 36,301 number | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 38,046 number | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 39,998 number | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 42,124 number | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 44,347 number | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 46,809 number | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 49,555 number | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 52,288 number | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 54,688 number | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 56,456 number | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 57,486 number | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 57,722 number | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 57,479 number | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 57,092 number | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 56,897 number | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 56,881 number | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 56,850 number | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 56,867 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 56,981 number | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 57,290 number | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 57,856 number | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 58,805 number | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 60,010 number | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 61,357 number | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 62,639 number | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 64,178 number | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 65,851 number | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 67,509 number | +2.5% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 67,509 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 120,878 number, 56% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 67,509 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 104,917 number, 64% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22,198 number | 19,651 number | 24,789 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 28,844 number | 25,247 number | 32,703 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 41,791 number | 33,639 number | 52,288 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 56,842 number | 54,688 number | 57,722 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 61,248 number | 56,981 number | 67,509 number | 10 |
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Palestine?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Palestine was 67,509 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 67,509 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,651 number in 1970.
- How does Palestine rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Palestine ranks 100th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.