Selected Indicators for Education in Palestine by Level of Education and Region

 

Click here for more information

Level of Education

Indicator

Scholastic Year Palestine West Bank

Gaza Strip

 (1) Pre- School Education

   Number of Kindergartens

2020/2021 2,125 1,488 637

 Number of  Children in Kindergartens

2020/2021 136,705 80,549 56,156

  Number of Classes

2020/2021 7,110 4,515 2,595
 (1) School Education

   Number of Schools

2020/2021 3,107 2,343 764

  Number of Students

2020/2021 1,338,353 746,869 591,484

  Number of Classes

2020/2021 43,984 28,955 15,029

  Average Number of Students Per Class

2020/2021 30.4 25.8 39.4

Average Number of Students Per Teacher

2020/2021 22.6 19.5 28.6

Drop out Rate from Schools

2019/2020 0.7 0.9 0.4

Repetition Rate of Schools

2019/2020 0.1 0.2 0.0
 (2) Higher Education

Number of Students in Universities, University Colleges

2020/2021 203,621 131,380 72,241

Number of Graduates in Universities, University Colleges

2019/2020 38,325 26,669 11,656

Number of Students in Community Colleges

2020/2021 11,144 5,540 5,604

Number of Graduates in Community Colleges

2019/2020 2,812 1,999 813

  The data for Schools do not include the Israeli Municipality and Culture Committee Schools in Jerusalem
(..) means not available
Source (1): Ministry of Education, 2021. Data base of education survey for Scholastic Year 2020\2021. Ramallah – Palestine
 Source (2): Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, 2021. Higher education statistical yearbook for Scholastic Year 2020\2021. Ramallah – Palestine