Distribution of School Teachers* in Palestine by Supervising Authority, Region and Governorate, for Scholastic Years 2011/2012-2024/2025

  

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Supervising Authority\Region and Governorate

Scholastic Year
2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014

2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017

 2017/2018

2018/2019

 2019/2020

2020/2021

 2021/2022

2022/2023

2023/2024

2024/2025
All authorities                            
Palestine 52,331 52,688 53,883 53,822 55,159 55,322 56,668 57,084 58,470 59,098 60,552 62,352 .. ..
West Bank 33,610 33,876 33,898 34,145 35,051 35,654 36,190 36,804 37,574 38,386 39,406 39,914 40,578 41,970
Jenin 4,093 4,079 4,084 4,043 4,128 4,212 4,241 4,301 4,363 4,537 4,587 4,612 4,713 4,829
Tubas & Northern Valleys 699 715 740 752 774 764 772 780 802 823 841 864 890 915
Tulkarm 2,319 2,296 2,280 2,296 2,324 2,348 2,342 2,342 2,373 2,382 2,400 2,402 2,442 2,504
Nablus 4,624 4,716 4,708 4,765 4,835 4,881 4,962 5,013 5,143 5,337 5,251 5,400 5,441 5,631
Qalqiliya 1,416 1,449 1,389 1,441 1,464 1,482 1,498 1,511 1,521 1,557 1,576 1,595 1,616 1,658
Salfit 997 975 992 986 1,017 1,041 1,110 1,078 1,092 1,145 1,184 1,156 1,170 1,204
Ramallah & Al-Bireh 4,302 4,373 4,451 4,474 4,588 4,647 4,724 4,854 4,969 5,039 5,301 5,416 5,578 5,835
Jericho & Al Aghwar 581 606 565 586 601 621 653 654 644 682 717 730 747 767
Jerusalem** 3,731 3,720 3,722 3,770 3,921 4,032 3,896 4,050 4,378 4,383 4,470 4,533 4,448 4,508
Bethlehem 2,798 2,785 2,773 2,725 2,825 2,838 2,889 2,957 2,864 2,846 3,065 3,000 3,087 3,247
Hebron 8,050 8,163 8,195 8,307 8,575 8,788 9,103 9,264 9,425 9,655 10,014 10,207 10,448 10,874
Gaza Strip 18,721 18,812 19,985 19,676 20,108 19,668 20,478 20,280 20,896 20,712 21,146 22,438 .. ..
North Gaza 3,275 3,253 3,346 3,227 3,330 3,194 3,439 3,396 3,434 3,421 3,586 3,662 .. ..
Gaza 6,969 6,854 7,427 7,168 7,376 7,233 7,534 7,481 7,750 7,605 7,731 8,246 .. ..
Dier al Balah 2,746 2,768 2,746 2,915 2,928 2,757 2,839 2,758 2,871 2,878 2,943 3,093 .. ..
Khan Yunis 3,562 3,707 3,888 3,921 4,013 3,959 4,124 4,138 4,271 4,283 4,286 4,672 .. ..
Rafah 2,169 2,230 2,578 2,445 2,461 2,525 2,542 2,508 2,569 2,525 2,600 2,765 .. ..
Government                            
Palestine 36,553 36,763 37,735 37,076 37,904 38,262 39,027 39,715 40,333 41,123 41,645 43,106 .. ..
West Bank 26,603 26,714 26,602 26,710 27,298 27,711 28,195 28,669 29,245 29,880 30,681 30,920 31,012 31,638
Jenin 3,720 3,699 3,680 3,650 3,742 3,784 3,838 3,875 3,960 4,008 4,106 4,109 4,142 4,191
Tubas & Northern Valleys 635 649 642 653 671 691 700 719 740 749 765 787 803 815
Tulkarm 2,117 2,113 2,082 2,079 2,102 2,118 2,127 2,141 2,176 2,172 2,193 2,198 2,209 2,228
Nablus 3,793 3,866 3,809 3,821 3,864 3,900 3,930 3,968 4,055 4,216 4,128 4,223 4,187 4,267
Qalqiliya 1,295 1,308 1,271 1,288 1,319 1,334 1,347 1,362 1,381 1,401 1,429 1,442 1,439 1,463
Salfit 960 941 954 947 977 1,001 1,042 1,025 1,049 1,106 1,142 1,109 1,114 1,123
Ramallah & Al-Bireh 3,027 3,027 3,023 3,017 3,065 3,103 3,117 3,231 3,319 3,460 3,556 3,610 3,598 3,681
Jericho & Al Aghwar 333 339 327 342 342 340 363 350 365 374 406 395 398 402
Jerusalem** 1,686 1,698 1,697 1,761 1,764 1,791 1,785 1,823 1,871 1,885 1,969 2,005 1,994 1,979
Bethlehem 1,943 1,908 1,921 1,887 1,947 1,974 1,983 2,057 1,986 1,984 2,171 2,105 2,137 2,228
Hebron 7,093 7,167 7,197 7,265 7,505 7,674 7,963 8,119 8,343 8,525 8,816 8,937 8,993 9,262
Gaza Strip 9,950 10,049 11,133 10,365 10,606 10,551 10,832 11,046 11,088 11,243 10,964 12,186 .. ..
North Gaza 1,758 1,714 1,722 1,647 1,691 1,617 1,797 1,810 1,784 1,873 1,847 1,965 .. ..
Gaza 4,267 4,133 4,707 4,297 4,439 4,400 4,531 4,673 4,741 4,697 4,602 5,111 .. ..
Dier al Balah 1,057 1,090 1,115 1,138 1,140 1,140 1,072 1,043 1,064 1,107 1,083 1,224 .. ..
Khan Yunis 1,964 2,129 2,293 2,208 2,264 2,244 2,328 2,399 2,381 2,457 2,359 2,702 .. ..
Rafah 905 983 1,297 1,076 1,072 1,151 1,104 1,121 1,118 1,109 1,073 1,184 .. ..
UNRWA                            
Palestine 9,907 9,760 9,812 10,017 10,151 10,042 10,363 9,990 10,301 10,042 10,653 10,616 .. ..
West Bank 2,117 2,059 2,023 1,993 1,983 1,912 1,902 1,731 1,659 1,715 1,713 1,693 1,696 1,704
Jenin 174 174 173 168 163 152 160 144 130 138 133 130 134 126
Tubas & Northern Valleys 59 64 95 94 97 66 64 52 52 57 53 50 50 49
Tulkarm 142 131 134 136 132 131 128 109 101 112 110 104 100 101
Nablus 356 349 337 337 333 299 311 276 280 289 284 270 262 260
Qalqiliya 83 80 76 83 78 75 75 70 66 66 64 65 64 68
Salfit - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Ramallah & Al-Bireh 274 266 271 275 277 263 265 233 214 220 214 207 214 216
Jericho & Al Aghwar 165 161 121 116 123 147 141 141 123 124 127 145 140 147
Jerusalem** 304 281 282 268 258 246 235 221 213 207 207 207 209 207
Bethlehem 164 157 147 138 143 143 142 122 119 121 131 124 129 128
Hebron 397 398 387 379 379 391 383 366 362 382 390 391 394 402
Gaza Strip 7,789 7,701 7,790 8,024 8,168 8,130 8,461 8,259 8,642 8,327 8,940 8,923 .. ..
North Gaza 1,435 1,448 1,512 1,487 1,514 1,518 1,538 1,525 1,577 1,497 1,666 1,633 .. ..
Gaza 2,057 2,025 2,040 2,089 2,147 2,206 2,227 2,163 2,241 2,123 2,285 2,299 .. ..
Dier al Balah 1,607 1,598 1,552 1,626 1,632 1,527 1,675 1,624 1,695 1,662 1,748 1,745 .. ..
Khan Yunis 1,458 1,418 1,438 1,513 1,550 1,548 1,621 1,598 1,718 1,668 1,760 1,732 .. ..
Rafah 1,232 1,213 1,248 1,309 1,325 1,332 1,400 1,350 1,411 1,377 1,481 1,514 .. ..
Private                            
Palestine 5,871 6,165 6,335 6,729 7,104 7,018 7,278 7,379 7,837 7,933 8,254 8,630 .. ..
West Bank 4,890 5,103 5,272 5,441 5,770 6,032 6,093 6,404 6,670 6,791 7,012 7,301 7,870 8,628
Jenin 199 206 231 226 222 276 244 282 273 392 348 374 437 512
Tubas & Northern Valleys 5 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 10 17 23 27 38 51
Tulkarm 61 53 64 81 90 99 87 92 96 98 97 100 133 174
Nablus 475 502 562 607 637 682 721 770 808 833 839 907 993 1,104
Qalqiliya 38 61 43 70 67 73 77 79 74 90 83 87 114 127
Salfit 37 34 38 39 40 40 68 53 43 39 42 47 56 82
Ramallah & Al-Bireh 1,002 1,079 1,158 1,181 1,246 1,281 1,342 1,391 1,436 1,360 1,531 1,599 1,766 1,938
Jericho & Al Aghwar 83 106 117 128 137 134 149 163 156 184 184 190 209 218
Jerusalem** 1,741 1,742 1,742 1,742 1,899 1,995 1,877 2,007 2,294 2,291 2,294 2,321 2,244 2,322
Bethlehem 691 720 705 700 735 721 764 778 759 741 763 771 821 891
Hebron 560 598 610 663 691 724 757 779 721 748 808 880 1,060 1,210
Gaza Strip 981 1,063 1,063 1,288 1,334 986 1,185 976 1,167 1,142 1,242 1,329 .. ..
North Gaza 82 92 113 93 125 59 104 61 73 51 73 64 .. ..
Gaza 645 697 681 782 790 627 776 645 768 785 844 836 .. ..
Dier al Balah 83 80 79 152 156 91 92 91 112 109 112 124 .. ..
Khan Yunis 140 160 157 200 199 167 175 141 173 158 167 238 .. ..
Rafah 32 34 33 61 64 42 38 37 41 39 46 67 .. ..
Teacher: a person with specialized qualification that is responsible for teaching students at an educational institution.
*: These data do not necessarily represent the governorate teachers, as there are teachers come from other governorates, it represents the teachers in the governorate schools and not the governorate teachers in the schools.
**: Do not include the Israeli Municipality and Culture Committee Schools in Jerusalem
(-) means nill
Note: The actual total number of teachers may differ from the actual number, and the difference is due to rounding the actual positions of teachers to the nearest integer.
Data for Gaza Strip is not available for scholastic years 2023/2024 and 2024/2025 due to the ongoing aggression on the Strip since October 7, 2023.
Source: Ministry of Education and Higher Education, 2025. Data base of education survey for the scholastic years 2011/2012-2024/2025. Ramallah-Palestine