Selected Indicators for Education in Palestine by Level of Education and Region
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Level of Education |
Scholastic Year | Palestine | West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
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(1) Pre- School Education |
Number of Kindergartens |
2022/2023 | 2,198 | 1,578 | 620 |
Number of Children in Kindergartens |
2022/2023 | 169,671 | 101,279 | 68,392 | |
Number of Classes |
2022/2023 | 7,585 | 4,820 | 2,765 | |
(1) School Education |
Number of Schools |
2022/2023 | 3,190 | 2,394 | 796 |
Number of Students |
2022/2023 | 1,382,932 | 774,568 | 608,364 | |
Number of Classes |
2022/2023 | 45,087 | 29,357 | 15,730 | |
Average Number of Students Per Class |
2022/2023 | 30.7 | 26.4 | 38.7 | |
Average Number of Students Per Teacher |
2022/2023 | 22.2 | 19.4 | 27.1 | |
Drop out Rate from Schools |
2021/2022 | 0.82 | 0.94 | 0.67 | |
Repetition Rate of Schools |
2021/2022 | 0.46 | 0.55 | 0.34 | |
(2) Higher Education |
Number of Students in Universities, University Colleges |
2021/2022 | 214,081 | 133,513 | 80,568 |
Number of Graduates in Universities, University Colleges |
2020/2021 | 43,285 | 30,372 | 12,913 | |
Number of Students in Community Colleges |
2021/2022 | 11,894 | 5,241 | 6,653 | |
Number of Graduates in Community Colleges |
2020/2021 | 2,940 | 1,905 | 1,035 | |
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The data for Schools do not include the Israeli Municipality and Culture Committee Schools in Jerusalem | |||||
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Source (1): Ministry of Education, 2023. Data base of education survey for Scholastic Year 2022\2023. Ramallah – Palestine | |||||
Source (2): Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, 2023. Higher education statistical yearbook for Scholastic Year 2021\2022. Ramallah – Palestine |