Number of Students in Schools by Region, Supervising Authority, Stage and Sex, 2016/2017

Region

Supervising Authority

Grand Total

Basic

Secondary

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

Palestine

Total

1229756 610590 619166 1084953 547101 537852 144803 63489 81314

Government

800484 385354 415130 664114 326463 337651 136370 58891 77479

UNRWA

310429 154990 155439 310429 154990 155439 . . .

Private

118843 70246 48597 110410 65648 44762 8433 4598 3835

West Bank

Total

703963 346345 357618 618602 310218 308384 85361 36127 49234

Government

554733 267703 287030 477016 235684 241332 77717 32019 45698

UNRWA

48772 19938 28834 48772 19938 28834 . . .

Private

100458 58704 41754 92814 54596 38218 7644 4108 3536

Gaza Strip

Total

525793 264245 261548 466351

236883

229468 59442 27362 32080

Government

245751 117651 128100 187098 90779 96319 58653 26872 31781

UNRWA

261657 135052 126605 261657 135052 126605 . . .

Private

18385 11542 6843 17596 11052 6544 789 490 299

The data do not include the Israeli Municipality and Culture Committee Schools in Jerusalem
(.): Not Applicable.
 Source: Ministry of Education and Higher Education, 2017. Education Statistical Yearbook for Scholastic Year 2016\2017. Ramallah - Palestine