Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education was 0.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Palestine, State of, 1995–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palestine, State of recorded 0.2% for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education in 2023.
The figure is down 64.3% on the previous year and down 85.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Palestine, State of peaked at 2.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2020.
That places Palestine, State of 135th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.3% | — |
| 1996 | 0.3% | +34.5% |
| 1999 | 2.1% | +521.1% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | -9.6% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | -12.3% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +19.9% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -16.7% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +25.2% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | +25.2% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -37.8% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +13.6% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -13.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -92.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +492.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -64.3% |
Palestine, State of compared with similar countries
- Palestine, State of's 0.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.0%, 6% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Palestine, State of's 0.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.8%, 12% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Palestine, State of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +521.1% | 0.3% | 2.1% |
| 2022 | +492.1% | 0.1% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 2.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine, State of
More education data for Palestine, State of
- 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 repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Palestine, State of?
- Repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Palestine, State of was 0.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2020.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education?
- Palestine, State of ranks 135th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release