Number of Schools by Region, Supervising Authority and School Gender, 2016/2017
Region |
Supervising Authority |
Total |
School Gender | ||
Males |
Females |
Co-ed | |||
Palestine |
Total |
2963 | 1042 | 968 | 953 |
Government |
2176 | 848 | 820 | 508 | |
UNRWA |
363 | 150 | 117 | 96 | |
Private |
424 | 44 | 31 | 349 | |
West Bank |
Total |
2249 | 743 | 736 | 770 |
Government |
1784 | 674 | 662 | 448 | |
UNRWA |
96 | 35 | 48 | 13 | |
Private |
369 | 34 | 26 | 309 | |
Gaza Strip |
Total |
714 | 299 | 232 | 183 |
Government |
392 | 174 | 158 | 60 | |
UNRWA |
267 | 115 | 69 | 83 | |
Private |
55 | 10 | 5 | 40 | |
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The data do not include the Israeli Municipality and Culture Committee Schools in Jerusalem | |||||
Source: Ministry of Education and Higher Education, 2017. Education Statistical Yearbook for Scholastic Year 2016\2017. Ramallah - Palestine |