School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 272,543 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
272,543 number
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
108th
of 206 countries
All-time high
272,543 number
in 2019
All-time low
85,081 number
in 1971
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Palestine, State of, 1970–2019

100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Palestine, State of recorded 272,543 number for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Palestine, State of peaked at 272,543 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 85,081 number, in 1971.

That places Palestine, State of 108th 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.

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Palestine, State of, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 85,342 number
1971 85,081 number -0.3%
1972 86,648 number +1.8%
1973 88,935 number +2.6%
1974 91,603 number +3.0%
1975 94,318 number +3.0%
1976 97,074 number +2.9%
1977 99,380 number +2.4%
1978 101,305 number +1.9%
1979 103,098 number +1.8%
1980 105,077 number +1.9%
1981 107,483 number +2.3%
1982 110,712 number +3.0%
1983 114,419 number +3.3%
1984 118,300 number +3.4%
1985 121,937 number +3.1%
1986 124,911 number +2.4%
1987 128,177 number +2.6%
1988 131,396 number +2.5%
1989 134,976 number +2.7%
1990 139,442 number +3.3%
1991 145,326 number +4.2%
1992 152,285 number +4.8%
1993 160,083 number +5.1%
1994 168,527 number +5.3%
1995 177,373 number +5.2%
1996 186,232 number +5.0%
1997 196,551 number +5.5%
1998 207,394 number +5.5%
1999 217,498 number +4.9%
2000 225,290 number +3.6%
2001 229,414 number +1.8%
2002 230,935 number +0.7%
2003 229,787 number -0.5%
2004 227,357 number -1.1%
2005 225,377 number -0.9%
2006 225,486 number +0.0%
2007 225,153 number -0.1%
2008 225,233 number +0.0%
2009 225,993 number +0.3%
2010 227,731 number +0.8%
2011 230,925 number +1.4%
2012 235,125 number +1.8%
2013 240,336 number +2.2%
2014 245,986 number +2.4%
2015 251,291 number +2.2%
2016 255,167 number +1.5%
2017 261,074 number +2.3%
2018 267,091 number +2.3%
2019 272,543 number +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 93,278 number 85,081 number 103,098 number 10
1980s 119,739 number 105,077 number 134,976 number 10
1990s 175,071 number 139,442 number 217,498 number 10
2000s 227,002 number 225,153 number 230,935 number 10
2010s 248,727 number 227,731 number 272,543 number 10

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 105 Australia 324,604 number compare
  2. 106 Mongolia 302,732 number compare
  3. 107 Gambia 297,924 number compare
  4. 109 Libya 265,580 number compare
  5. 110 Bulgaria 264,440 number compare
  6. 111 Serbia 263,139 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Palestine, State of?
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Palestine, State of was 272,543 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 272,543 number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 85,081 number in 1971.
How does Palestine, State of rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
Palestine, State of ranks 108th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.