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

Palestine, State of: School age population, primary education, male was 259,918 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
259,918 number
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
107th
of 206 countries
All-time high
259,918 number
in 2019
All-time low
71,517 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

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

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

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Palestine, State of recorded 259,918 number for school age population, primary education, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Palestine, State of peaked at 259,918 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 71,517 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, male in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for School age population, primary education, male (number) in Palestine, State of, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 71,517 number
1971 72,932 number +2.0%
1972 75,643 number +3.7%
1973 78,967 number +4.4%
1974 82,369 number +4.3%
1975 85,395 number +3.7%
1976 87,940 number +3.0%
1977 90,410 number +2.8%
1978 92,438 number +2.2%
1979 94,178 number +1.9%
1980 95,903 number +1.8%
1981 97,824 number +2.0%
1982 100,204 number +2.4%
1983 103,194 number +3.0%
1984 106,705 number +3.4%
1985 110,449 number +3.5%
1986 114,090 number +3.3%
1987 117,831 number +3.3%
1988 121,283 number +2.9%
1989 124,525 number +2.7%
1990 127,904 number +2.7%
1991 131,843 number +3.1%
1992 136,843 number +3.8%
1993 142,739 number +4.3%
1994 149,610 number +4.8%
1995 157,369 number +5.2%
1996 165,732 number +5.3%
1997 174,560 number +5.3%
1998 184,603 number +5.8%
1999 195,265 number +5.8%
2000 205,416 number +5.2%
2001 213,908 number +4.1%
2002 220,164 number +2.9%
2003 223,580 number +1.6%
2004 224,538 number +0.4%
2005 224,198 number -0.2%
2006 223,845 number -0.2%
2007 224,547 number +0.3%
2008 224,989 number +0.2%
2009 225,148 number +0.1%
2010 225,162 number +0.0%
2011 225,410 number +0.1%
2012 225,948 number +0.2%
2013 227,777 number +0.8%
2014 231,147 number +1.5%
2015 235,749 number +2.0%
2016 240,800 number +2.1%
2017 246,467 number +2.4%
2018 253,003 number +2.7%
2019 259,918 number +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 83,179 number 71,517 number 94,178 number 10
1980s 109,201 number 95,903 number 124,525 number 10
1990s 156,647 number 127,904 number 195,265 number 10
2000s 221,033 number 205,416 number 225,148 number 10
2010s 237,138 number 225,162 number 259,918 number 10

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 104 Ireland 287,926 number compare
  2. 105 Portugal 285,893 number compare
  3. 106 Kyrgyzstan 281,804 number compare
  4. 108 Switzerland 255,201 number compare
  5. 109 Turkmenistan 255,023 number compare
  6. 110 United Arab Emirates 252,858 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, primary education, male in Palestine, State of?
School age population, primary education, male in Palestine, State of was 259,918 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 259,918 number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 71,517 number in 1970.
How does Palestine, State of rank for school age population, primary education, male?
Palestine, State of ranks 107th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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