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

Latest (2019)
67,509 number
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
100th
of 206 countries
All-time high
67,509 number
in 2019
All-time low
19,651 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

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

20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k60.0k70.0k197019942019

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

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number) in Palestine, 1970 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 97 Turkmenistan 68,652 number compare
  2. 98 Libya 68,226 number compare
  3. 99 Nicaragua 68,002 number compare
  4. 101 Cuba 64,782 number compare
  5. 102 Mauritania 63,001 number compare
  6. 103 Belarus 61,744 number compare

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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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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (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
Last refreshed

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.