Average Number of Students Per Class in Schools by Region, Supervising 

Authority and Stage, 2016/2017

Region

Supervising Authority

Total

Stage

Basic

Secondary

Palestine

Total

30.3 30.9 26.3

Government

29.5 30.0 27.0

UNRWA

38.3 38.3

.

Private

22.2 22.6 18.7

West Bank

Total

26.4 38.2 22.0

Government

26.7 27.6 22.4

UNRWA

33.6 33.6

.

Private

22.7 23.1 18.7

Gaza Strip

Total

37.7 37.8 36.5

Government

38.4 38.9 36.9

UNRWA

39.3 39.3

.

Private

20.2 20.3 18.8

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