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.