West Bank and Gaza

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Education Structure

West Bank and Gaza

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, World Bank EdStats

Education System Structure and Enrollments 2007

Education Structure

Compulsory school age in West Bank/Gaza is 6-15.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) 2007

West Bank and Gaza

Education Configuration and Enrollment Percentages 2007% Net

Enrollments% Gross Enrollments

Classification Level/Grade Ages 2007 2007

Pre-primary Pre-school 4-5 19% 30%

Pre-university

Primary, grades 1-4 6-10 73% 80%Lower Secondary, grades 5-10 11-16

89%*

98%Upper secondary, grades 10-12 17-18 75%

TVET Secondary 17-18 5%

Tertiary2 year degree 18-20

N/A 18%**4 year degree 18-22

* Includes both levels of secondary. ** Includes all categories of post-secondary.

Education Access: Pre-university

•Secondary enrollments are growing strongly in West Bank and Gaza.

Source: World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank EdStats

West Bank and Gaza

Education Access: Tertiary

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)

•The West Bank/Gaza education system does not offer opportunities for an advanced degree.

West Bank and Gaza

Education Access: Gender

• Boys and girls primary enrollments are declining at an equal rate while girls’ and boys’ secondary rates are each improving at an average 2.8% a year .

Source: World Development Indicators (WDI)

West Bank and Gaza

Education Quality: Completion

Source: World Development Indicators (WDI)

Boys’ and girls’ completion rates have declined equally almost 20% since 2002.

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Education Quality: Testing

• West Bank/Gaza ranked 43 out of 49 participating countries in 2007 on the TIMSS.

Source: Trends in International Math and Science Study website

West Bank and Gaza

Education Efficiency: Expenditure

Source:

•No information on public education expenditure for the West Bank and Gaza is available.

West Bank and Gaza

Education Efficiency: Repetition

• Repetition at pre-university levels is not an issue.

Source: World Development Indicators (WDI)

West Bank and Gaza