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Children out of school — Palestine

Children out of school in Palestine in 2023 — 53,793 people. Ranked 102 in the world out of 148. Since 1999, the indicator has risen by 36.3%.

2023 53,793 people +2.69% vs 2022
World rank 102of 148
Period maximum 53,793 people2023
Period minimum 18,286 people2017

Trend over time

1999–2023 · people

Children out of school — Palestine, 1999–2023020,00040,00060,0001999200220052008201120142017202020231999: 39,479 people2000: 30,037 people2001: 32,623 people2002: 27,903 people2003: 27,650 people2004: 29,594 people2005: 41,192 people2006: 47,080 people2007: 51,885 people2008: 45,526 people2009: 40,965 people2010: 37,435 people2011: 37,547 people2012: 39,279 people2013: 29,864 people2014: 25,322 people2015: 24,957 people2016: 23,310 people2017: 18,286 people2018: 23,505 people2019: 28,806 people2020: 34,346 people2021: 44,449 people2022: 52,382 people2023: 53,793 people
Change over the period: +14,314 (+36.26%) Average annual rate: 1.3 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Palestine 53,793 people
World computed 44.51M people
Middle East & North Africa computed 1.8M people
Western Asia computed 1.11M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 30.75M people
Children out of school — Palestine, by year Palestine All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 53,793 +1,411 +2.69%
2022 52,382 +7,933 +17.85%
2021 44,449 +10,103 +29.42%
2020 34,346 +5,540 +19.23%
2019 28,806 +5,301 +22.55%
2018 23,505 +5,219 +28.54%
2017 18,286 −5,024 −21.55%
2016 23,310 −1,647 −6.6%
2015 24,957 −365 −1.44%
2014 25,322 −4,542 −15.21%
2013 29,864 −9,415 −23.97%
2012 39,279 +1,732 +4.61%
2011 37,547 +112 +0.3%
2010 37,435 −3,530 −8.62%
2009 40,965 −4,561 −10.02%
2008 45,526 −6,359 −12.26%
2007 51,885 +4,805 +10.21%
2006 47,080 +5,888 +14.29%
2005 41,192 +11,598 +39.19%
2004 29,594 +1,944 +7.03%
2003 27,650 −253 −0.91%
2002 27,903 −4,720 −14.47%
2001 32,623 +2,586 +8.61%
2000 30,037 −9,442 −23.92%
1999 39,479 — —

Western Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CY Cyprus 247 AE United Arab Emirates 919 AM Armenia 5,589 BH Bahrain 8,399 AZ Azerbaijan 9,457 QA Qatar 12,367 GE Georgia 16,447 IL Israel 21,176 JO Jordan 30,737 TR Türkiye 32,563 PS Palestine 53,793 LB Lebanon 172,038 SY Syria 745,174
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About the indicator

The number of children of primary school age who attend neither primary nor secondary school. The absolute count answers the question of the scale of the task rather than of the state of a country, and for that reason it diverges from the share: a large part of all out-of-school children in the world lives in a few big countries where the share is low, not in those where the share is high. Both numbers matter for planning, and together they produce different lists of priorities.

Important: Primary school age only. Adolescents who do not attend secondary school are not part of this series, although there are more of them.

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

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