Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Palestine

Primary school enrollment in Palestine in 2018 — 94.8%. Ranked 24 in the world out of 72. Since 1999, the indicator has risen by 6.5 pp.

2018 94.8% −0.4 pp vs 2017
World rank 24of 72
Period maximum 95.3%2017
Period minimum 79.6%2007

Trend over time

1999–2018 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Palestine, 1999–20187580859095100199920012003200520072009201120132015201720181999: 88.4%2000: 88.1%2001: 85.4%2002: 85.3%2003: 84.4%2004: 82.2%2005: 79.7%2006: 80.2%2007: 79.6%2008: 83.7%2009: 85.4%2010: 87%2011: 87.8%2012: 91.7%2013: 92.4%2014: 93.5%2015: 93.2%2016: 93.8%2017: 95.3%2018: 94.8%
Change over the period: +6.5 pp Annual average: 0.34 pp

Comparison, 2018

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

Palestine 94.8%
World 89.4%
Primary school enrollment — Palestine, by year Palestine All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2018 94.8 −0.4 pp
2017 95.3 +1.4 pp
2016 93.8 +0.6 pp
2015 93.2 −0.3 pp
2014 93.5 +1.2 pp
2013 92.4 +0.7 pp
2012 91.7 +4 pp
2011 87.8 +0.7 pp
2010 87 +1.6 pp
2009 85.4 +1.7 pp
2008 83.7 +4.1 pp
2007 79.6 −0.6 pp
2006 80.2 +0.5 pp
2005 79.7 −2.5 pp
2004 82.2 −2.3 pp
2003 84.4 −0.9 pp
2002 85.3 −0.2 pp
2001 85.4 −2.6 pp
2000 88.1 −0.3 pp
1999 88.4

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

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