Selected Indicators for Education in the West Bank by Level of Education and Region

 

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Level of Education

Indicator

Scholastic Year Value
 (1) Pre- School Education

Number of Kindergartens

2024/2025 1,637

Number of  Children in Kindergartens

2024/2025 98,739

Number of Classes

2024/2025 4,883
 (1) School Education

Number of Schools

2024/2025 2,474

Number of Students

2024/2025 813,136

Number of Classes

2024/2025 30,654

Average Number of Students Per Class

2024/2025 26.5

Average Number of Students Per Teacher

2024/2025 19.4

Drop out Rate from Schools

2023/2024 0.62

Repetition Rate of Schools

2023/2024 0.29
 (2) Higher Education

Number of Students in Universities, University Colleges

2023/2024 130,827

Number of Graduates in Universities, University Colleges

2022/2023 26,486

Number of Students in Community Colleges

2023/2024 5,650

Number of Graduates in Community Colleges

2022/2023 1,785

  The data for Schools do not include the Israeli Municipality and Culture Committee Schools in Jerusalem
Data for Gaza Strip is not available due to the ongoing aggression on the Strip since October 7, 2023.
Source (1): Ministry of Education & Higher Education , 2025. Data base of education survey for Scholastic Year 2024\2025. Ramallah – Palestine
 Source (2): Ministry of Education & Higher Education , 2025. Higher education statistical yearbook for Scholastic Year 2023\2024. Ramallah – Palestine