Selected Indicators for Education in Palestine by Level of Education and Region for Scholastic Years 1994/1995 - 2022/2023

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Region and Scholastic Year

Pre- School Education (1)

School Education (1)

  (2) Higher Education
 Number of Kindergartens Number of  Children Average Number of Students Per Class Number of Schools  Number of Students Average Number of Students Per Class Number of Students in Universities, University Colleges Number of Students in Community Colleges Number of Graduates in Universities, University Colleges

Number of Graduates in Community Colleges

 

Palestine

                    
1994/1995 436 36,829 22.3 1,474 617,868 36.5 29,380 4,110 3,032 1,587

1995/1996

 532 44,927 22.6 1,470 662,627 36.8 37,094 3,822 3,441 1,413

1996/1997

 705 69,134 43.3 1,532 712,820 36.6 46,176 4,599 5,600 1,434

1997/1998

 789 75,032 42.2 1,611 763,467 36.5 52,427 4,299 6,323 1,965

1998/1999

 823 77,173 39.6 1,691 812,722 36.5 60,846 5,436 8,380 1,780

1999/2000

 843 77,402 40.0 1,767 865,540 36.8 66,050 5,157 9,304 2,004

2000/2001

 811 69,247 36.4 1,835 907,128 36.6 75,579 4,964 10,794 2,357

2001/2002

 806 66,506 36.3 1,918 947,299 36.4 83,408 5,313 10,628 2,199

2002/2003

 758 61,874 38.1 2,006 984,108 36.1 98,439 5,892 10,822 1,503

2003/2004

 847 70,225 35.1 2,109 1,017,443 35.5 113,417 8,511 15,246 1,727

2004/2005

 901 73,119 34.1 2,192 1,043,935 35.0 129,137 9,002 16,237 1,798

2005/2006

 935 77,142 25.0 2,277 1,067,489 34.4 139,138 11,135 17,367 2,824

2006/2007

 945 78,951 25.0 2,337 1,085,274 34.0 158,132 11,241 21,779 3,496

2007/2008

 972 84,289 25.0 2,430 1,097,957 32.9 167,984 12,972 ..  ..

2008/2009

 .. .. .. 2,488 1,109,126 32.3 .. .. 27,129 3,077

2009/2010

 .. .. .. 2,577 1,113,802 31.6 185,011 11,614 28,753 2,949

2010/2011

 .. .. .. 2,652 1,116,991 31.1 201,389 12,584 30,236 2,725
2011/2012 .. .. .. 2,707 1,129,538 30.4 205,120 12,087 32,551 2,940
2012/2013 1,323 111,457 23.8 2,753 1,136,739 30.3 201,308 12,273 34,515 3,167
2013/2014 .. .. .. 2,784 1,151,702 30.2 203,428 11,123 36,830 3,213
2014/2015 1,620 135,117 23.9 2,856 1,171,596 29.9 209,125 12,270 39,672 3,872
2015/2016 1,665 141,396 23.9 2,914 1,192,808 30.1 204,745 11,283 40,734 3,712
2016/2017 1,808 146,833 .. 2,963 1,229,756 30.3 207,362 11,053 43,978 3,390
2017/2018 1,954 150,850 22.7 2,998 1,253,238 30.5 211,294 11,480 42,773 2,949
2018/2019 2,017 148,253 22.4 3,037 1,282,054 30.8 207,307 10,819 39,647 2,747
2019/2020 2,164 160,162 23.5 3,074 1,309,165 30.8 207,382 10,263 38,325 2,812
2020/2021 2,125 136,705 19.2 3,107 1,338,353 30.4 203,621 11,144 43,285 2,940
2021/2022 2,167 160,737 20.1 3,142 1,358,410 30.7 214,081 11,894 .. ..
2022/2023 2,198 169,671 22.4 3,190 1,382,932 30.7 .. .. .. ..

West Bank

1994/1995

 423 35,768 21.4  1,136 382,947 32.7  .. .. .. ..

1995/1996

 519 43,804 21.9  1,162 403,173 32.9  .. .. .. ..

1996/1997

 505 44,020 27.6  1,193 431,565 32.7  .. .. .. ..

1997/1998

 570 49,020 27.5  1,244 459,081 32.4  .. .. .. ..

1998/1999

 617 52,204 26.8  1,308 485,490 32.4  .. .. .. ..

1999/2000

 606 50,788 26.2  1,362 516,715 32.7  .. .. .. ..

2000/2001

 596 46,728 24.5  1,415 540,848 32.6  .. .. .. ..

2001/2002

 579 44,589 24.3  1,477 563,416 32.5  .. .. .. ..

2002/2003

 538 40,321 24.8  1,527 582,307 32.3         

2003/2004

 651 49,408 24.7  1,603 601,941 31.8  .. .. .. ..

2004/2005

 694 52,066 24.3  1,665 618,510 31.4  .. .. .. ..

2005/2006

 729 55,533 24.7  1,715 633,482 31.0  .. .. .. ..

2006/2007

 688 51,560 24.5  1,755 643,344 30.6  .. .. .. ..

2007/2008

 712 56,070 24.5 1,809 654,217 30.1  .. .. .. ..

2008/2009

 671 ..  24.1 1,848 657,057 29.4 .. .. .. ..

2009/2010

 731 56,728 23.9 1,917 660,565 28.7 .. .. .. ..

2010/2011

 782 60,134 23.1 1,975 666,737 28.2 .. .. .. ..
2011/2012 862 63,007 22.2 2,019 668,754 27.6 .. .. .. ..
2012/2013 965 69,588 23.1 2,059 673,172 28.2 .. .. .. ..
2013/2014 1,057 73,535 22.0 2,094 677,004 27.0 .. .. .. ..
2014/2015 1,137 77,883 21.8 2,144 684,699 26.6 .. .. .. ..
2015/2016 1,147 78,721 21.7 2,194 693,165 26.5 .. .. .. ..
2016/2017 1,195 79,908 21.2 2,249 703,963 26.4 .. .. .. ..
2017/2018 1,263 81,316 20.8 2,269 711,906 26.4 .. .. .. ..
2018/2019 1,332 82,066 20.7 2,300 720,943 26.4 .. .. .. ..
2019/2020 1,452 93,909 22.7 2,323 734,316 26.3 .. .. 26,669 1,999
2020/2021 1,488 80,549 17.8 2,343 746,869 25.8 131,380 5,540 30,372 1,905
2021/2022 1,550 95,024 20.4 2,369 760,688 26.4 133,513 5,241 .. ..
2022/2023 1,578 101,279 21.0 2,394 774,568 26.4 .. .. .. ..

Gaza Strip

1994/1995

 13 1,061 30.8  338 234,921 44.8  .. .. .. ..

1995/1996

 13 1,123 26.1  308 259,454 45.2  .. .. .. ..

1996/1997

 200 25,114 29.8  339 281,255 44.8  .. .. .. ..

1997/1998

 219 26,012 28.5  367 304,386 45.3  .. .. .. ..

1998/1999

 206 24,969 28.0  383 327,232 45.0  .. .. .. ..

1999/2000

 237 26,614 27.3  405 348,825 45.1  .. .. .. ..

2000/2001

 215 22,519 26.1  420 366,280 44.7  .. .. .. ..

2001/2002

 227 21,917 25.5  441 383,883 44.3  .. .. .. ..

2002/2003

 220 21,553 25.8  479 401,801 43.5         

2003/2004

 196 20,817 27.4  506 415,502 42.7  .. .. .. ..

2004/2005

 207 21,053 30.8  527 425,425 42.0  .. .. .. ..

2005/2006

 206 21,609 26.1  562 434,007 41.1  .. .. .. ..

2006/2007

 257 27,391 26.1  582 441,930 40.4  .. .. .. ..

2007/2008

 260 28,219 26.1 621 443,740 38.3  .. .. .. ..

2008/2009

 .. ..  .. 640 452,069 38.8 .. .. .. ..

2009/2010

 .. .. .. 660 453,237 37.1 .. .. .. ..

2010/2011

 .. .. .. 677 450,254 36.7 .. .. .. ..
2011/2012 ..  .. .. 688 460,784 36.7 .. .. .. ..
2012/2013 358 41,869 26.9 694 463,567 36.0 .. .. .. ..
2013/2014 .. .. .. 690 474,698 36.3 .. .. .. ..
2014/2015 483 57,234 27.4 712 486,897 36.3 .. .. .. ..
2015/2016 518 62,675 27.6 720 499,643 36.9 .. .. .. ..
2016/2017 613 66,925 .. 714 525,793 37.7 .. .. .. ..
2017/2018 691 69,534 25.4 729 541,332 38.3 .. .. .. ..
2018/2019 685 66,187 24.9 737 561,111 39.3 .. .. .. ..
2019/2020 712 66,253 24.7 751 574,849 39.3 .. .. 11,656 813
2020/2021 637 56,156 21.6 764 591,484 39.4 72,241 5,604 12,913 1,035
2021/2022 617 65,713 19.7 773 597,722 39.0 80,568 6,653 .. ..
2022/2023 620 68,392 24.7 796 608,364 38.7 .. .. .. ..

(..) means not available

The data for Schools do not include the Israeli Municipality and Culture Committee Schools in Jerusalem

Source (1): Ministry of Education, 2023. Data base of education survey for Scholastic Years 1994\1995 - 2022\2023. Ramallah – Palestine

 Source (2): Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, 2023. Higher education statistical yearbook for Scholastic Years 1994/1995 - 2021/2022. Ramallah – Palestine