Percentage Distribution of Palestinian Population* (15 years and above) in Palestine by Sex, Educational Attainment and Governorate, 2017
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Sex and Educational Attainment |
Governorate | |||||||||||||||
Jenin | Tubas & Northern Valley | Tulkarm | Nablus | Qalqilya | Salfit | Ramallah & Al-Bireh | Jericho and Al Aghwar | Jerusalem | Bethlehem | Hebron | North Gaza | Gaza | Deir Al-Balah | Khan Yunis | Rafah | |
Both Sexes | ||||||||||||||||
Illiterate |
3.7 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 4.0 |
Can Read and Write |
5.3 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 6.8 | 3.3 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.3 |
Elementary |
13.5 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 12.8 | 13.6 | 10.4 | 10.8 | 15.4 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.9 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 8.3 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
Preparatory |
33.9 | 31.4 | 32.4 | 33.4 | 33.6 | 32.0 | 30.3 | 32.2 | 35.8 | 32.3 | 34.9 | 32.8 | 32.6 | 29.9 | 33.9 | 31.5 |
Secondary |
23.2 | 22.1 | 23.2 | 20.8 | 23.0 | 23.5 | 20.9 | 18.5 | 22.4 | 23.4 | 21.1 | 24.2 | 25.2 | 24.9 | 24.2 | 27.1 |
Associate Diploma |
4.0 | 4.3 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 9.1 | 6.8 | 6.4 |
Bachelor and above |
16.4 | 18.7 | 18.4 | 18.5 | 16.0 | 20.8 | 23.4 | 18.4 | 21.4 | 18.2 | 13.9 | 17.6 | 17.8 | 21.0 | 17.9 | 18.7 |
Total |
100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Males | ||||||||||||||||
Illiterate |
1.3 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
Can Read and Write |
4.4 | 5.8 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 6.7 | 3.1 | 5.8 | 7.1 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 3.8 |
Elementary |
14.1 | 13.6 | 13.1 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 11.1 | 12.3 | 17.7 | 11.1 | 13.7 | 16.6 | 12.6 | 13.6 | 10.2 | 11.4 | 10.6 |
Preparatory |
37.5 | 35.5 | 35.2 | 36.2 | 36.7 | 35.6 | 33.8 | 35.0 | 38.1 | 35.2 | 36.4 | 33.2 | 32.6 | 33.6 | 35.7 | 33.6 |
Secondary |
22.8 | 22.0 | 22.5 | 20.4 | 22.9 | 24.5 | 21.1 | 17.6 | 21.7 | 22.8 | 19.8 | 22.7 | 21.8 | 22.4 | 21.1 | 24.7 |
Associate Diploma |
4.7 | 5.1 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 9.0 | 6.6 | 6.8 |
Bachelor and above |
15.2 | 16.4 | 17.1 | 16.4 | 14.2 | 18.0 | 22.1 | 17.2 | 21.1 | 15.7 | 12.8 | 18.2 | 18.3 | 19.0 | 17.9 | 18.4 |
Total |
100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Females | ||||||||||||||||
Illiterate |
6.1 | 8.0 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 7.2 | 3.1 | 5.2 | 6.5 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.8 |
Can Read and Write |
6.4 | 7.1 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.7 |
Elementary |
13.0 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 11.3 | 12.9 | 9.7 | 9.3 | 13.1 | 9.2 | 9.8 | 11.0 | 10.2 | 8.9 | 6.5 | 7.8 | 7.3 |
Preparatory |
30.0 | 27.3 | 29.7 | 30.6 | 29.9 | 28.3 | 26.7 | 29.6 | 33.3 | 29.2 | 33.4 | 32.3 | 32.3 | 26.3 | 31.8 | 29.7 |
Secondary |
23.5 | 22.1 | 23.9 | 21.3 | 23.2 | 22.5 | 20.8 | 19.4 | 23.2 | 24.1 | 22.5 | 25.8 | 28.7 | 27.3 | 27.5 | 29.5 |
Associate Diploma |
3.3 | 3.5 | 6.8 | 5.6 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 7.2 | 4.3 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 9.3 | 7.1 | 6.1 |
Bachelor and above |
17.7 | 21.0 | 19.6 | 20.6 | 17.9 | 23.6 | 24.7 | 19.6 | 21.7 | 20.8 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 17.3 | 23.0 | 18.0 | 18.9 |
Total |
100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
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*: Includes actually counted population in the population, housing and establishments Census, 2017 but not includes uncounted population estimates based on the post enumeration study results. |