Distribution of Graduates from Palestinian Higher Education Institutions by Specialization, Region and Sex, 2012/2013 - 2021/2022

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Educational Attainment and Year

Palestine

West Bank

Gaza Strip

Males

Females

Both Sexes

Males

Females

Both Sexes

Males

Females

Both Sexes

2012/2013

Business, Administration & Law              4,840              4,600                    9,440                2,598          3,201               5,799          2,242          1,399                3,641
Education              2,544              9,032                 11,576                    959          3,926               4,885          1,585          5,106                6,691
Services                  144                   82                       226                    134                81                  215                10                  1                      11
Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries & Veterinary                  117                   16                       133                      79                10                     89                38                  6                      44
Health & Welfare              1,647              2,601                    4,248                    822          1,624               2,446              825              977                1,802
Social Science & Journalism              1,226              1,378                    2,604                    787          1,063               1,850              439              315                    754
Natural Sciences, Mathematics & Statistics                  360                 983                    1,343                    263              851               1,114                97              132                    229
Arts & Humanities              1,069              2,264                    3,333                    665          1,417               2,082              404              847                1,251
Engineering, Manufacturing & Construction              2,189                 993                    3,182                1,373              699               2,072              816              294                1,110
Information & Communication Technologies                  806                 743                    1,549                    449              592               1,041              357              151                    508
Total            14,942           22,692                 37,634                8,129        13,464             21,593          6,813          9,228              16,041

2013/2014

 
Business, Administration & Law              5,545              5,172                 10,717                2,990          3,881               6,871          2,555          1,291                3,846
Education              2,521              9,163                 11,684                    995          4,420               5,415          1,526          4,743                6,269
Services                  221                   91                       312                    220                91                  311                  1

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Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries & Veterinary                  132                   42                       174                      97                32                  129                35                10                      45
Health & Welfare              1,583              2,833                    4,416                    840          1,903               2,743              743              930                1,673
Social Science & Journalism              1,216              1,463                    2,679                    698          1,117               1,815              518              346                    864
Natural Sciences, Mathematics & Statistics                  354              1,024                    1,378                    222              905               1,127              132              119                    251
Arts & Humanities              1,082              2,289                    3,371                    584          1,513               2,097              498              776                1,274
Engineering, Manufacturing & Construction              2,438              1,143                    3,581                1,493              872               2,365              945              271                1,216
Information & Communication Technologies                  821                 824                    1,645                    459              640               1,099              362              184                    546
Total            15,913           24,044                 39,957                8,598        15,374             23,972          7,315          8,670              15,985

2014/2015
Business, Administration & Law              6,384              6,240                 12,624                3,353          4,574               7,927          3,031          1,666                4,697
Education              2,712              9,958                 12,670                1,103          5,068               6,171          1,609          4,890                6,499
Services                  229                   86                       315                    207                80                  287                22                  6                      28
Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries & Veterinary                  124                   63                       187                      92                53                  145                32                10                      42
Health & Welfare              1,369              3,007                    4,376                    827          2,120               2,947              542              887                1,429
Social Science & Journalism              1,189              1,624                    2,813                    710          1,157               1,867              479              467                    946
Natural Sciences, Mathematics & Statistics                  341              1,061                    1,402                    234              871               1,105              107              190                    297
Arts & Humanities              1,111              2,298                    3,409                    559          1,504               2,063              552              794                1,346
Engineering, Manufacturing & Construction              2,453              1,179                    3,632                1,485              869               2,354              968              310                1,278
Information & Communication Technologies              1,023              1,054                    2,077                    497              751               1,248              526              303                    829
Total            16,935           26,570                 43,505                9,067        17,047             26,114          7,868          9,523              17,391

2015/2016
Business, Administration & Law              6,870              6,637                 13,507                3,516          4,892               8,408          3,354          1,745                5,099
Education              2,400              9,480                 11,880                1,105          5,211               6,316          1,295          4,269                5,564
Services                  157                   67                       224                    144                61                  205                13                  6                      19
Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries & Veterinary                  171                   59                       230                    142                54                  196                29                  5                      34
Health & Welfare              1,572              3,577                    5,149                    943          2,536               3,479              629          1,041                1,670
Social Science & Journalism              1,252              1,676                    2,928                    700          1,205               1,905              552              471                1,023
Natural Sciences, Mathematics & Statistics                  303                 959                    1,262                    200              828               1,028              103              131                    234
Arts & Humanities              1,136              2,418                    3,554                    602          1,519               2,121              534              899                1,433
Engineering, Manufacturing & Construction              2,607              1,258                    3,865                1,612              947               2,559              995              311                1,306
Information & Communication Technologies                  940                 900                    1,840                    488              714               1,202              452              186                    638
Total            17,408           27,031                 44,439                9,452        17,967             27,419          7,956          9,064              17,020

2016/2017
Business, Administration & Law              7,841              7,681                 15,522                3,706          5,500               9,206          4,135          2,181                6,316
Education              2,364              9,654                 12,018                1,042          5,263               6,305          1,322          4,391                5,713
Services                  160                   44                       204                    145                40                  185                15                  4                      19
Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries & Veterinary                  125                   68                       193                      90                56                  146                35                12                      47
Health & Welfare              1,905              3,885                    5,790                1,078          2,744               3,822              827          1,141                1,968
Social Science & Journalism              1,327              1,762                    3,089                    686          1,250               1,936              641              512                1,153
Natural Sciences, Mathematics & Statistics                  268                 916                    1,184                    180              790                  970                88              126                    214
Arts & Humanities              1,036              2,246                    3,282                    595          1,414               2,009              441              832                1,273
Engineering, Manufacturing & Construction              2,791              1,400                    4,191                1,613          1,076               2,689          1,178              324                1,502
Information & Communication Technologies              1,009                 883                    1,892                    474              708               1,182              535              175                    710
Total            18,826           28,539                 47,365                9,609        18,841             28,450          9,217          9,698              18,915

2017/2018
Business, Administration & Law              6,686              7,725                 14,411                3,518          5,821               9,339          3,168          1,904                5,072
Education              2,155              8,899                 11,054                    904          4,685               5,589          1,251          4,214                5,465
Services                  202                   62                       264                    195                60                  255                  7                  2                        9
Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries & Veterinary                  152                   74                       226                    119                69                  188                33                  5                      38
Health & Welfare              2,005              4,431                    6,436                1,259          3,000               4,259              746          1,431                2,177
Social Science & Journalism                  998              1,674                    2,672                    574          1,200               1,774              424              474                    898
Natural Sciences, Mathematics & Statistics                  229                 897                    1,126                    142              802                  944                87                95                    182
Arts & Humanities              1,233              2,695                    3,928                    631          1,640               2,271              602          1,055                1,657
Engineering, Manufacturing & Construction              2,516              1,521                    4,037                1,725          1,193               2,918              791              328                1,119
Information & Communication Technologies                  800                 768                    1,568                    411              628               1,039              389              140                    529
Total            16,976           28,746                 45,722                9,478        19,098             28,576          7,498          9,648              17,146

2018/2019
Business, Administration & Law              5,919              7,212                 13,131                3,089          5,401               8,490          2,830          1,811                4,641
Education              1,768              7,562                    9,330                    831          4,292               5,123              937          3,270                4,207
Services                  360                 147                       507                    344              135                  479                16                12                      28
Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries & Veterinary                  138                   84                       222                    112                80                  192                26                  4                      30
Health & Welfare              2,014              4,412                    6,426                1,343          3,142               4,485              671          1,270                1,941
Social Science & Journalism              1,040              1,589                    2,629                    611          1,190               1,801              429              399                    828
Natural Sciences, Mathematics & Statistics                  225                 889                    1,114                    146              783                  929                79              106                    185
Arts & Humanities              1,114              2,749                    3,863                    623          1,857               2,480              491              892                1,383
Engineering, Manufacturing & Construction              2,291              1,400                    3,691                1,611          1,075               2,686              680              325                1,005
Information & Communication Technologies                  767                 714                    1,481                    420              592               1,012              347              122                    469
Total            15,636           26,758                 42,394                9,130        18,547             27,677          6,506          8,211              14,717

2019/2020
Business, Administration & Law              5,728              7,216                 12,944                3,491          5,638               9,129          2,237          1,578                3,815
Education              1,560              6,270                    7,830                    856          3,796               4,652              704          2,474                3,178
Services                  471                 215                       686                    466              193                  659                  5                22                      27
Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries & Veterinary                  137                   61                       198                    105                59                  164                32                  2                      34
Health & Welfare              2,102              4,705                    6,807                1,546          3,578               5,124              556          1,127                1,683
Social Science & Journalism                  889              1,496                    2,385                    559          1,172               1,731              330              324                    654
Natural Sciences, Mathematics & Statistics                  202                 825                    1,027                    132              723                  855                70              102                    172
Arts & Humanities              1,064              2,905                    3,969                    644          2,070               2,714              420              835                1,255
Engineering, Manufacturing & Construction              2,201              1,363                    3,564                1,612          1,030               2,642              589              333                    922
Information & Communication Technologies                  874                 853                    1,727                    484              661               1,145              390              192                    582
Total            15,228           25,909                 41,137                9,895        18,920             28,815          5,333          6,989              12,322

2020/2021
Business, Administration & Law              6,135              7,817                 13,952                3,689          6,053               9,742          2,446          1,764                4,210
Education              1,694              6,508                    8,202                    925          3,993               4,918              769          2,515                3,284
Services                  428                 268                       696                    416              238                  654                12                30                      42
Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries & Veterinary                  163                 101                       264                    116                98                  214                47                  3                      50
Health & Welfare              2,521              5,571                    8,092                1,665          3,935               5,600              856          1,636                2,492
Social Science & Journalism                  841              1,627                    2,468                    560          1,363               1,923              281              264                    545
Natural Sciences, Mathematics & Statistics                  215              1,245                    1,460                    156          1,121               1,277                59              124                    183
Arts & Humanities              1,185              3,479                    4,664                    758          2,587               3,345              427              892                1,319
Engineering, Manufacturing & Construction              2,603              1,528                    4,131                1,903          1,209               3,112              700              319                1,019
Information & Communication Technologies              1,146              1,150                    2,296                    575              917               1,492              571              233                    804
Total            16,931           29,294                 46,225              10,763        21,514             32,277          6,168          7,780              13,948

2021/2022
Business, Administration & Law              5,451              7,312                 12,763                3,029          5,181               8,210          2,422          2,131                4,553
Education              1,406              5,867                   7,273                    721          3,540               4,261              685          2,327                3,012
Services                 387                 252                       639                    379              224                  603                  8                28                      36
Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries & Veterinary                 113                 110                       223                      87              105                  192                26                  5                      31
Health & Welfare              2,807              6,254                   9,061                1,848          4,301               6,149              959          1,953                2,912
Social Science & Journalism                 760              1,694                   2,454                    483          1,322               1,805              277              372                    649
Natural Sciences, Mathematics & Statistics                 256              1,066                   1,322                    169              924               1,093                87              142                    229
Arts & Humanities              1,124              3,471                   4,595                    665          2,529               3,194              459              942                1,401
Engineering, Manufacturing & Construction              2,484              1,498                   3,982                1,812          1,140               2,952              672              358                1,030
Information & Communication Technologies              1,509              1,414                   2,923                    619          1,018               1,637              890              396                1,286
Total            16,297           28,938                 45,235                9,812        20,284             30,096          6,485          8,654              15,139
Note: There are slight differences in the total number of graduates for the academic years 2012/2023 - 2016/2017 compared to the actual total due to the presence of graduates in unknown specializations.
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.Source: Ministry o Education & f Higher Education, 2024. Higher Education Survey data base for Scholastic Years 2012/2013 - 2021/2022. Ramallah-Palestine