Distribution of School Teachers* in Palestine for Basic Stage by Supervising Authority, Region and Directorate, for Scholastic Years 2011/2012-2022/2023

  

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Authority and Region and Directorate

العام الدراسي
2012/2011 2013/2012 2014/2013

2015/2014

2016/2015

2017/2016

 2018/2017

2019/2018

 2020/2019

2021/2020

2022/2021

2023/2022
All authorities                        
Palestine .. .. .. 45,683 .. .. 45,019 .. 46,326 46,764 38,770 48,588
West Bank 31,035 31,843 32,344 31,267 34,524 35,256 32,975 33,228 33,670 34,176 34,964 35,595
Jenin 2,204 2,248 2,288 2,213 2,436 2,473 2,326 2,356 2,371 2,438 2,477 2,555
South Nablus 1,249 1,296 1,325 1,274 1,361 1,365 1,268 1,311 1,319 1,324 1,360 1,384
Nablus 2,962 3,067 3,122 3,064 3,344 3,429 3,186 3,173 3,216 3,256 3,324 3,404
Salfit 932 939 971 944 1,031 1,055 985 1,006 1,014 1,026 1,049 1,063
Tulkarm 2,018 2,037 2,097 2,063 2,235 2,277 2,096 2,097 2,104 2,100 2,127 2,112
Qalqilya 1,381 1,350 1,341 1,285 1,424 1,458 1,310 1,337 1,342 1,342 1,372 1,387
Birzeit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,356 1,414
Ramallah & Al-Bireh 4,112 4,227 4,323 4,196 4,544 4,638 4,480 4,428 4,446 4,571 3,355 3,447
Jerusalem Suburbs 1,514 1,543 1,559 1,414 1,617 1,604 1,503 1,549 1,554 1,574 1,596 1,609
Jerusalem  2,015 2,100 2,064 2,072 2,281 2,409 2,097 2,107 2,362 2,366 2,398 2,401
Bethlehem 2,624 2,669 2,651 2,515 2,795 2,820 2,746 2,718 2,731 2,733 2,794 2,841
Yatta 0 0 0 1,018 1,088 1,169 1,153 1,178 1,247 1,266 1,322 1,351
Jericho 552 573 582 561 634 632 578 584 546 598 596 620
North Hebron 1,721 1,737 1,741 1,658 1,916 1,944 1,694 1,732 1,754 1,778 1,817 1,840
Hebron 2,560 2,690 2,794 2,734 3,045 3,110 2,979 3,052 3,066 3,075 3,175 3,242
South Hebron 3,104 3,236 3,325 2,245 2,483 2,574 2,467 2,478 2,456 2,557 2,634 2,707
Qabatya 1,461 1,488 1,499 1,415 1,589 1,609 1,459 1,470 1,476 1,492 1,526 1,511
Tubas 626 643 662 596 701 690 648 652 666 680 686 707
Gaza Strip .. .. .. 14,416 .. .. 12,044 .. 12,656 12,588 3,806 12,993
North Gaza .. .. .. 2,445 .. .. 2,151 .. 2,152 2,344 970 2,352
Khan Younis .. .. .. 1,471 .. .. 1,372 .. 1,350 1,428 607 1,356
Rafah .. .. .. 1,811 .. .. 1,229 .. 1,559 1,794 821 1,683
Middle Area Dir. .. .. .. 2,119 .. .. 1,782 .. 1,762 1,909 1,015 1,839
East Gaza .. .. .. 2,441 .. .. 2,130 .. 2,312 2,094 384 2,322
East Khan Younis .. .. .. 1,342 .. .. 1,187 .. 1,175 963 3 1,226
West Gaza .. .. .. 2,787 .. .. 2,193 .. 2,346 2,056 6 2,215
Govornortae                  
Palestine .. .. .. 31,859 .. .. 30,963 .. 31,976 32,237 27,934 33,636
West Bank 24,157 24,720 25,150 24,020 26,805 27,349 25,166 25,383 25,630 26,031 26,637 26,995
Jenin 1,964 2,002 2,026 1,973 2,189 2,220 2,066 2,077 2,094 2,104 2,145 2,185
South Nablus 1,223 1,252 1,272 1,215 1,308 1,311 1,214 1,241 1,259 1,260 1,307 1,319
Nablus 2,188 2,273 2,278 2,205 2,438 2,470 2,245 2,245 2,242 2,253 2,295 2,337
Salfit 896 902 932 903 989 1,013 934 952 967 980 1,006 1,014
Tulkarm 1,817 1,869 1,918 1,853 2,021 2,057 1,879 1,894 1,904 1,897 1,913 1,907
Qalqilya 1,259 1,224 1,213 1,135 1,283 1,310 1,162 1,192 1,201 1,189 1,221 1,227
Birzeit 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,142 1,165  
Ramallah & Al-Bireh 2,867 2,920 2,953 2,832 3,072 3,102 2,888 2,891 2,894 3,026 1,960 2,008
Jerusalem Suburbs 947 963 985 935 1,055 1,072 981 969 982 992 1,031 1,024
Jerusalem  584 625 641 598 697 723 616 616 614 647 670 681
Bethlehem 1,802 1,827 1,857 1,739 1,954 1,998 1,879 1,869 1,865 1,909 1,950 1,982
Yatta 0 978 1,055 1,131 1,113 1,139 1,216 1,237 1,290 1,313  
Jericho 300 304 308 282 339 340 284 277 276 298 291 293
North Hebron 1,402 1,413 1,419 1,342 1,581 1,599 1,382 1,406 1,437 1,456 1,485 1,505
Hebron 2,115 2,207 2,288 2,190 2,469 2,523 2,376 2,431 2,468 2,465 2,513 2,531
South Hebron 2,898 3,016 3,112 2,044 2,287 2,373 2,262 2,277 2,260 2,355 2,421 2,489
Qabatya 1,335 1,348 1,355 1,270 1,439 1,455 1,310 1,317 1,348 1,357 1,387 1,386
Tubas 560 575 593 526 629 652 575 590 603 606 610 629
Gaza Strip .. .. .. 7,839 .. .. 5,797 .. 6,346 6,206 1,297 6,641
North Gaza .. .. .. 1,365 .. .. 988 .. 1,107 1,140 320 1,142
Khan Younis .. .. .. 952 .. .. 740 .. 807 852 254 849
Rafah .. .. .. 706 .. .. 467 .. 500 499 156 504
Middle Area Dir. .. .. .. 825 .. .. 479 .. 512 564 181 587
East Gaza .. .. .. 1,688 .. .. 1,473 .. 1,649 1,586 382 1,726
East Khan Younis .. .. .. 757 .. .. 553 .. 608 512 2 607
West Gaza .. .. .. 1,546 .. .. 1,097 .. 1,163 1,053 2 1,226
UNRWA                        
Palestine .. .. .. 7,810 .. .. 7,728 .. 7,518 7,689 4,200 7,620
West Bank 2,122 2,056 2,041 2,030 2,016 1,946 1,917 1,784 1,703 1,754 1,740 1,718
Jenin 118 121 118 110 111 100 106 91 87 96 90 104
South Nablus   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
Nablus 355 345 345 337 333 352 318 280 282 288 289 274
Salfit   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tulkarm 138 115 115 136 130 126 127 109 102 114 110 104
Qalqilya 83 82 82 85 79 77 78 72 68 68 68 67
Birzeit   0 0 0 0 0 26 24  
Ramallah & Al-Bireh 279 269 276 279 279 270 271 237 222 226 190 184
Jerusalem Suburbs 182 172 176 170 165 159 157 155 152 152 149 144
Jerusalem  126 109 108 104 98 90 83 72 67 58 60 64
Bethlehem 162 155 146 135 146 144 145 127 122 120 130 130
Yatta   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jericho 168 162 156 149 158 153 149 150 122 132 129 147
North Hebron 200 204 204 203 203 207 174 200 210 229 220 218
Hebron 51 49 48 46 45 43 44 40 38 37 47 50
South Hebron 145 151 143 152 147 143 145 144 132 133 132 131
Qabatya 55 57 59 59 56 51 56 56 47 44 47 27
Tubas 60 65 65 65 66 31 64 51 52 57 53 50
Gaza Strip .. .. .. 5,780 .. .. 5,811 .. 5,815 5,935 2,460 5,902
North Gaza .. .. .. 970 .. .. 1,094 .. 1,028 1,186 641 1,158
Khan Younis .. .. .. 495 .. .. 615 .. 523 557 351 507
Rafah .. .. .. 1,055 .. .. 753 .. 1,051 1,285 657 1,152
Middle Area Dir. .. .. .. 1,176 .. .. 1,267 .. 1,188 1,283 804 1,207
East Gaza .. .. .. 601 .. .. 533 .. 544 401 2 481
East Khan Younis .. .. .. 516 .. .. 612 .. 542 428 1 602
West Gaza .. .. .. 967 .. .. 937 .. 939 795 4 795
Private                  
Palestine .. .. .. 6,014 .. .. 6,328 .. 6,832 6,838 6,636 7,332
West Bank 4,756 5,067 5,153 5,217 5,703 5,961 5,892 6,061 6,337 6,391 6,587 6,882
Jenin 122 125 144 130 136 153 154 188 190 238 242 266
South Nablus 26 44 53 59 53 54 54 70 60 64 53 65
Nablus 419 449 499 522 573 607 623 648 692 715 740 793
Salfit 36 37 39 41 42 42 51 54 47 46 43 49
Tulkarm 63 53 64 74 84 94 90 94 98 89 104 101
Qalqilya 39 44 46 65 62 71 70 73 73 85 83 93
Birzeit 0 0 0 0 0 0 188 225  
Ramallah & Al-Bireh 966 1,038 1,094 1,085 1,193 1,266 1,321 1,300 1,330 1,319 1,205 1,255
Jerusalem Suburbs 385 408 398 309 397 373 365 425 420 430 416 441
Jerusalem  1,305 1,366 1,315 1,370 1,486 1,596 1,398 1,419 1,681 1,661 1,668 1,656
Bethlehem 660 687 648 641 695 678 722 722 744 704 714 729
Yatta 0 0 0 40 33 38 40 39 31 29 32 38
Jericho 84 107 118 130 137 139 145 157 148 168 176 180
North Hebron 119 120 118 113 132 138 138 126 107 93 112 117
Hebron 394 434 458 498 531 544 559 581 560 573 615 661
South Hebron 61 69 70 49 49 58 60 57 64 69 81 87
Qabatya 71 83 85 86 94 103 93 97 81 91 92 98
Tubas 6 3 4 5 6 7 9 11 11 17 23 28
Gaza Strip .. .. .. 797 .. .. 436 .. 495 447 49 450
North Gaza .. .. .. 110 .. .. 69 .. 17 18 9 52
Khan Younis .. .. .. 24 .. .. 17 .. 20 19 2 0
Rafah .. .. .. 50 .. .. 9 .. 8 10 8 27
Middle Area Dir. .. .. .. 118 .. .. 36 .. 62 62 30 45
East Gaza .. .. .. 152 .. .. 124 .. 119 107 0 115
East Khan Younis .. .. .. 69 .. .. 22 .. 25 23 0 17
West Gaza .. .. .. 274 .. .. 159 .. 244 208 0 194
  Note: 7,838 teachers participate in teaching primary and secondary levels. Note: 7,957 teachers participate in teaching primary and secondary levels. Note: 7,932 teachers participate in teaching primary and secondary levels. Note: 7,780 teachers participate in teaching primary and secondary levels. Note: 8,905 teachers participate in teaching primary and secondary levels. Note: 9,130 ​​teachers participate in teaching primary and secondary levels. Note: 42,050 teachers participate in teaching primary and secondary levels. Note: 14,123 teachers participate in teaching primary and secondary levels. Note: 42,794 teachers participate in teaching primary and secondary levels. Note: 9,670 teachers participate in teaching primary and secondary levels. Note: 43,047 teachers participate in teaching primary and secondary levels. Note: 11,218 teachers participate in teaching primary and secondary levels.
(..) means not available
Teacher: a person with specialized qualification that is responsible for teaching students at an educational institution.
*: These data do not necessarily represent the governorate teachers, as there are teachers come from other governorates, it represents the teachers in the governorate schools and not the governorate teachers in the schools.
*: Do not include the Israeli Municipality and Culture Committee Schools in Jerusalem
(-) means not available
Source: Ministry of Education, 2025. Data base of education survey for the scholastic years 2011/2012-2022/2023. Ramallah-Palestine