Selected Indicators for Education in Palestine by Level of Education and Region

 

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Level of Education

Indicator

Scholastic Year Palestine West Bank

Gaza Strip

 (1) Pre- School Education

   Number of Kindergartens

2022/2023 2,198 1,578 620

 Number of  Children in Kindergartens

2022/2023 169,671 101,279 68,392

  Number of Classes

2022/2023 7,585 4,820 2,765
 (1) School Education

   Number of Schools

2022/2023 3,190 2,394 796

  Number of Students

2022/2023 1,382,932 774,568 608,364

  Number of Classes

2022/2023 45,087 29,357 15,730

  Average Number of Students Per Class

2022/2023 30.7 26.4 38.7

Average Number of Students Per Teacher

2022/2023 22.2 19.4 27.1

Drop out Rate from Schools

2021/2022 0.82 0.94 0.67

Repetition Rate of Schools

2021/2022 0.46 0.55 0.34
 (2) Higher Education

Number of Students in Universities, University Colleges

2021/2022 214,081 133,513 80,568

Number of Graduates in Universities, University Colleges

2020/2021 43,285 30,372 12,913

Number of Students in Community Colleges

2021/2022 11,894 5,241 6,653

Number of Graduates in Community Colleges

2020/2021 2,940 1,905 1,035

  The data for Schools do not include the Israeli Municipality and Culture Committee Schools in Jerusalem
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Source (1): Ministry of Education, 2023. Data base of education survey for Scholastic Year 2022\2023. Ramallah – Palestine
 Source (2): Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, 2023. Higher education statistical yearbook for Scholastic Year 2021\2022. Ramallah – Palestine