School age population, primary education, female in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: School age population, primary education, female was 248,621 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
248,621 number
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
107th
of 206 countries
All-time high
248,621 number
in 2019
All-time low
70,287 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, primary education, female in Palestine, State of, 1970–2019

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, primary education, female in Palestine, State of stood at 248,621 number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Palestine, State of peaked at 248,621 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 70,287 number, in 1970.

That places Palestine, State of 107th 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, primary education, female in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for School age population, primary education, female (number) in Palestine, State of, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 70,287 number
1971 71,769 number +2.1%
1972 74,401 number +3.7%
1973 77,582 number +4.3%
1974 80,783 number +4.1%
1975 83,591 number +3.5%
1976 85,937 number +2.8%
1977 88,208 number +2.6%
1978 90,053 number +2.1%
1979 91,625 number +1.7%
1980 93,171 number +1.7%
1981 94,891 number +1.8%
1982 97,051 number +2.3%
1983 99,748 number +2.8%
1984 102,903 number +3.2%
1985 106,271 number +3.3%
1986 109,569 number +3.1%
1987 113,002 number +3.1%
1988 116,235 number +2.9%
1989 119,341 number +2.7%
1990 122,619 number +2.7%
1991 126,435 number +3.1%
1992 131,247 number +3.8%
1993 136,899 number +4.3%
1994 143,468 number +4.8%
1995 150,878 number +5.2%
1996 158,870 number +5.3%
1997 167,315 number +5.3%
1998 176,917 number +5.7%
1999 187,113 number +5.8%
2000 196,809 number +5.2%
2001 204,913 number +4.1%
2002 210,860 number +2.9%
2003 214,075 number +1.5%
2004 214,950 number +0.4%
2005 214,608 number -0.2%
2006 214,295 number -0.1%
2007 215,031 number +0.3%
2008 215,565 number +0.2%
2009 215,853 number +0.1%
2010 215,989 number +0.1%
2011 216,305 number +0.1%
2012 216,818 number +0.2%
2013 218,502 number +0.8%
2014 221,626 number +1.4%
2015 225,922 number +1.9%
2016 230,681 number +2.1%
2017 235,964 number +2.3%
2018 242,092 number +2.6%
2019 248,621 number +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 81,424 number 70,287 number 91,625 number 10
1980s 105,218 number 93,171 number 119,341 number 10
1990s 150,176 number 122,619 number 187,113 number 10
2000s 211,696 number 196,809 number 215,853 number 10
2010s 227,252 number 215,989 number 248,621 number 10

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 104 Ireland 275,047 number compare
  2. 105 Portugal 272,847 number compare
  3. 106 Kyrgyzstan 269,381 number compare
  4. 108 Turkmenistan 248,172 number compare
  5. 109 United Arab Emirates 243,403 number compare
  6. 110 Switzerland 242,117 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, primary education, female in Palestine, State of?
School age population, primary education, female in Palestine, State of was 248,621 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 248,621 number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 70,287 number in 1970.
How does Palestine, State of rank for school age population, primary education, female?
Palestine, State of ranks 107th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, primary education, female (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
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.