Primary education, pupils, per capita in Palestine

Palestine: Primary education, pupils, per capita was 0.0996 units per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0996 units per person
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
96th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.1331 units per person
in 2001
All-time low
0.0996 units per person
in 2023
Years of data
28
1995–2023

Primary education, pupils, per capita in Palestine, 1995–2023

00.050.10.151995200920231995: 0.115 units per person1996: 0.117 units per person1997: 0.12 units per person1999: 0.129 units per person2000: 0.133 units per person2001: 0.133 units per person2002: 0.131 units per person2003: 0.127 units per person2004: 0.12 units per person2005: 0.117 units per person2006: 0.112 units per person2007: 0.11 units per person2008: 0.109 units per person2009: 0.107 units per person2010: 0.106 units per person2011: 0.106 units per person2012: 0.107 units per person2013: 0.106 units per person2014: 0.106 units per person2015: 0.105 units per person2016: 0.105 units per person2017: 0.107 units per person2018: 0.107 units per person2019: 0.106 units per person2020: 0.105 units per person2021: 0.102 units per person2022: 0.1 units per person2023: 0.1 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

In 2023, primary education, pupils, per capita in Palestine stood at 0.0996 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, primary education, pupils, per capita in Palestine peaked at 0.1331 units per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0996 units per person, in 2023.

That places Palestine 96th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.

Primary education, pupils, per capita in Palestine, year by year

Annual values for Primary education, pupils, per capita in Palestine, 1995 to 2023.
Year units per person Change
1995 0.1147 units per person
1996 0.1173 units per person +2.2%
1997 0.1204 units per person +2.7%
1999 0.1293 units per person +7.4%
2000 0.1328 units per person +2.7%
2001 0.1331 units per person +0.2%
2002 0.1308 units per person -1.7%
2003 0.1272 units per person -2.8%
2004 0.1202 units per person -5.5%
2005 0.1166 units per person -3.0%
2006 0.1121 units per person -3.8%
2007 0.1098 units per person -2.1%
2008 0.1086 units per person -1.1%
2009 0.1071 units per person -1.3%
2010 0.1064 units per person -0.7%
2011 0.1059 units per person -0.4%
2012 0.1066 units per person +0.6%
2013 0.1056 units per person -0.9%
2014 0.106 units per person +0.4%
2015 0.1054 units per person -0.6%
2016 0.1052 units per person -0.2%
2017 0.1071 units per person +1.8%
2018 0.1068 units per person -0.3%
2019 0.1061 units per person -0.7%
2020 0.1047 units per person -1.3%
2021 0.1017 units per person -2.9%
2022 0.0999 units per person -1.8%
2023 0.0996 units per person -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1204 units per person 0.1147 units per person 0.1293 units per person 4
2000s 0.1198 units per person 0.1071 units per person 0.1331 units per person 10
2010s 0.1061 units per person 0.1052 units per person 0.1071 units per person 10
2020s 0.1015 units per person 0.0996 units per person 0.1047 units per person 4

Countries ranked near Palestine

  1. 93 Iran 0.1003 units per person compare
  2. 94 Mexico 0.1 units per person compare
  3. 95 Panama 0.0999 units per person compare
  4. 97 Saudi Arabia 0.0976 units per person compare
  5. 98 Jordan 0.0966 units per person compare
  6. 99 Bangladesh 0.0961 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is primary education, pupils, per capita in Palestine?
Primary education, pupils, per capita in Palestine was 0.0996 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Palestine?
The highest recorded value was 0.1331 units per person in 2001.
What is the lowest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Palestine?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0996 units per person in 2023.
How does Palestine rank for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Palestine ranks 96th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
Is primary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Palestine?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Palestine data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.