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

2019/2020 2,164 1,452 712

 Number of  Children in Kindergartens

2019/2020 160,162 93,909 66,253

  Number of Classes

2019/2020 6,816 4,130 2,686
 (1) School Education

   Number of Schools

2019/2020 3,074 2,323 751

  Number of Students

2019/2020 1,309,165 734,316 574,849

  Number of Classes

2019/2020 42,531 27,914 14,617

  Average Number of Students Per Class

2019/2020 30.8 26.3 39.3

Average Number of Students Per Teacher

2019/2020 22.4 19.5 27.5

Drop out Rate from Schools

2018/2019 0.8 1.0 0.5

Repetition Rate of Schools

2018/2019 0.8 0.9 0.6
 (2) Higher Education

Number of Students in Universities, University Colleges

2019/2020 207,382 .. ..

Number of Graduates in Universities, University Colleges

2018/2019 39,647 .. ..

Number of Students in Community Colleges

2019/2020 10,263 .. ..

Number of Graduates in Community Colleges

2018/2019 2,747 .. ..

  The data for Schools do not include the Israeli Municipality and Culture Committee Schools in Jerusalem
(..) means not available
Source (1): Ministry of Education, 2020. Data base of education survey for Scholastic Year 2019\2020. Ramallah – Palestine
 Source (2): Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, 2021. Higher education statistical yearbook for Scholastic Year 2019\2020. Ramallah – Palestine