Share of children out of school — all countries

Share of children out of school — Palestine

Share of children out of school in Palestine in 2023 — 9.56%. Ranked 111 in the world out of 146. Since 1999, the indicator has fallen by 0.64 pp.

2023 9.56% +0.05 pp vs 2022
World rank 111of 146
Period maximum 12.29%2007
Period minimum 3.74%2017

Trend over time

1999–2023 · % of primary school-age children

Share of children out of school — Palestine, 1999–20230510151999200220052008201120142017202020231999: 10.2%2000: 7.53%2001: 7.99%2002: 6.74%2003: 6.65%2004: 7.12%2005: 9.89%2006: 11.24%2007: 12.29%2008: 10.65%2009: 9.48%2010: 8.59%2011: 8.51%2012: 6.4%2013: 6.58%2014: 5.5%2015: 5.34%2016: 4.9%2017: 3.74%2018: 4.65%2019: 5.54%2020: 6.46%2021: 8.23%2022: 9.51%2023: 9.56%
Change over the period: −0.64 pp Annual average: -0.03 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Palestine

Palestine 9.56%
World computed 8.88%
Western Asia computed 6.88%
Share of children out of school — Palestine, by year Palestine All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 9.56 +0.05 pp
2022 9.51 +1.28 pp
2021 8.23 +1.77 pp
2020 6.46 +0.92 pp
2019 5.54 +0.89 pp
2018 4.65 +0.91 pp
2017 3.74 −1.16 pp
2016 4.9 −0.45 pp
2015 5.34 −0.15 pp
2014 5.5 −1.08 pp
2013 6.58 +0.18 pp
2012 6.4 −2.11 pp
2011 8.51 −0.09 pp
2010 8.59 −0.89 pp
2009 9.48 −1.16 pp
2008 10.65 −1.64 pp
2007 12.29 +1.05 pp
2006 11.24 +1.34 pp
2005 9.89 +2.77 pp
2004 7.12 +0.47 pp
2003 6.65 −0.09 pp
2002 6.74 −1.24 pp
2001 7.99 +0.46 pp
2000 7.53 −2.66 pp
1999 10.2

About the indicator

The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.