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PCBS | PCBS: Educational fields and labor market for persons aged 20-29 years in 2017

 

Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)

Issued a special press release for the students who sit for  the General Secondary School Certification Examinations "Tawjihi""Injaz" of the academic year 2017/2018 .

Educational fields and labor market for persons aged 20-29 years in 2017.

 

Business and Administration is the field where most students aged 20-29 years enroll whether for intermediate diploma or a bachelor’s degree (BA) through the past eight years.

In 2017, persons aged 20-29 years obtained an intermediate diploma or bachelor’s degree were specialized in the following fields of education:

Business and administration (27%), teacher training and education sciences (15%), health (10%), humanities (9%), and social and behavioral sciences (8%), other fields (31%).

In the past eight years the majority of them majored also in business and administration.

 

Percentage Distribution for Persons (20-29) years in Palestine

with an intermediate diploma or bachelor’s degree by field of education and Sex in 2017

Field of education

Sex

Total

Males

Females

Business and administration

32

23

27

Teacher training and education sciences

7

21

15

Health

11

9

10

Humanities

5

11

9

Social and behavioral sciences

6

10

8

Engineering and engineering trades

8

4

5

Computing

6

4

5

Law

5

3

4

Architecture and construction

6

2

3

Journalism and information

4

2

3

Mathematics and statistics

2

3

3

Life sciences

1

3

2

Personal services

3

1

2

Other disciplines

4

4

4

Total

100

100

100

Source: Palestinian Central Bureau  of Statistics, 2018. Data base of labor force survey, 2017. Ramallah-Palestine

 

An increase in unemployment rate among persons aged 20-29 years with an intermediate diploma or bachelor's degree

In 2017, the unemployment rate rose to 56% among graduates aged 20-29 years with a bachelor’s degree or an intermediate diploma in Palestine (41% in the West Bank and 73% in Gaza Strip). In 2016 the unemployment rate was 54% and 52% in 2015 while in 2010, it was 45%.

 

 

 

The highest unemployment rate among females aged 20-29 years with an intermediate diploma or bachelor's degree was in computing (83%) compared with males in life sciences (54%)

In 2017 the highest unemployment rates among male graduates aged 20-29 years with an intermediate diploma or bachelor’s degree in Palestine were in the following fields of education:

Life sciences (54%), mathematics and statistics (49%), teacher training and education sciences (47%), journalism and information (45%) and social and behavioral sciences (43%).

 

In 2017, the highest unemployment rates among female graduates aged 20-29 years with an intermediate diploma or bachelor’s degree were in the following fields of education:

Computing (83%), humanities (80%), teacher training and education sciences (77%), social and behavioral sciences (76%) and personal services (75%).

 

Unemployment rate for Persons (20-29) years in Palestine

with an intermediate diploma or bachelor’s degree by field of education and Sex, 2017

Field of education

Sex

Total

Males

Females

Teacher training and education sciences

47

77

70

Life sciences

54

73

69

Humanities

39

80

69

Social and behavioral sciences

43

76

64

Mathematics and statistics

49

72

61

Journalism and information

45

75

55

Computing

35

83

55

Business and administration

38

72

52

Architecture and construction

39

67

48

Engineering and engineering trades

39

53

45

Health

34

54

44

Personal services

33

75

43

Law

27

26

27

Source: Palestinian Central Bureau  of Statistics, 2018. Data base of labor force survey, 2017. Ramallah-Palestine

 

High unemployment rates among persons aged 20-29 years with an intermediate diploma or bachelor's degree

The highest rates of unemployment among graduates aged 20-29 years with a bachelor’s degree or an intermediate diploma in Gaza Strip were in the following fields of education:

Humanities (79%), business and administration (77%), training and education sciences (77%), life sciences (75%) and social and behavioral sciences (74%).

The highest unemployment rates in the West Bank for the same age group by fields of education were as follows:

Life sciences (65%), training and education science (59%), social and behavioral sciences (58%), computing (51%) and humanities (49%).

 

 

 

Graduates need 11-20 months before their first labor chance

In 2017, the highest period of unemployment for graduates aged (20-29) years in Palestine with an intermediate diploma or bachelor’s degree was in the humanities field, being  20 months. The lowest period was in Architecture and construction field and Engineering and engineering trades with 11 months.

 

Period of unemployment in months for graduates (20-29) years in Palestine

with an intermediate diploma or bachelor’s degree by field of education and sex, 2017

Field of education

Sex

Total

Males

Females

Humanities

16

21

20

Life sciences

14

19

18

Journalism and information

17

20

18

Mathematics and statistics

17

18

17

Computing

16

18

17

Teacher training and education science

14

17

17

Health

14

17

16

Law

11

26

16

Business and administration

13

16

15

Social and behavioral sciences

11

15

14

Personal services

9

16

12

Architecture and construction

12

11

11

Engineering and engineering trades

11

11

11

Source: Palestinian Central Bureau  of Statistics, 2018. Data base of labor force survey, 2017. Ramallah-Palestine

 

In the 2017/2018 scholastic year, there were around 77 thousand applicants for the General Certificate Exam “Injaz”. Approximately 40 thousand students graduate annually from Palestinian higher education institutions. The local market accommodates 8,000 job opportunities for individuals (20-29 years).

 

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