West Bank and Gaza - Primary education

Primary education, duration (years)

Primary education, duration (years) in West Bank and Gaza was 4.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 4.00 in 2020, while its lowest value was 4.00 in 1970.

Definition: Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 4.00
1971 4.00
1972 4.00
1973 4.00
1974 4.00
1975 4.00
1976 4.00
1977 4.00
1978 4.00
1979 4.00
1980 4.00
1981 4.00
1982 4.00
1983 4.00
1984 4.00
1985 4.00
1986 4.00
1987 4.00
1988 4.00
1989 4.00
1990 4.00
1991 4.00
1992 4.00
1993 4.00
1994 4.00
1995 4.00
1996 4.00
1997 4.00
1998 4.00
1999 4.00
2000 4.00
2001 4.00
2002 4.00
2003 4.00
2004 4.00
2005 4.00
2006 4.00
2007 4.00
2008 4.00
2009 4.00
2010 4.00
2011 4.00
2012 4.00
2013 4.00
2014 4.00
2015 4.00
2016 4.00
2017 4.00
2018 4.00
2019 4.00
2020 4.00

Primary education, pupils

The value for Primary education, pupils in West Bank and Gaza was 502,889 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 25 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 502,889 in 2020 and a minimum value of 283,868 in 1995.

Definition: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1995 283,868
1996 303,458
1997 325,892
1999 368,321
2000 388,163
2001 398,978
2002 402,370
2003 401,372
2004 388,948
2005 387,138
2006 381,904
2007 383,559
2008 390,051
2009 395,205
2010 402,866
2011 411,368
2012 424,095
2013 430,409
2014 442,476
2015 450,182
2016 459,463
2017 477,204
2018 488,184
2019 497,002
2020 502,889

Primary education, pupils (% female)

Primary education, pupils (% female) in West Bank and Gaza was 48.96 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 23 years was 49.08 in 2013, while its lowest value was 48.46 in 2010.

Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1995 48.66
1996 48.76
1997 48.95
1999 49.04
2000 48.91
2001 49.05
2002 49.02
2003 48.96
2004 48.95
2005 48.77
2006 49.04
2007 48.96
2008 48.83
2009 48.85
2010 48.46
2011 48.68
2012 48.53
2013 49.08
2014 48.78
2015 48.93
2016 48.97
2017 48.86
2018 48.96

Primary education, teachers

The value for Primary education, teachers in West Bank and Gaza was 23,458 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 23,458 in 2020 and a minimum value of 9,753 in 1999.

Definition: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1999 9,753
2000 10,766
2001 10,501
2002 13,315
2003 12,022
2004 14,049
2005 15,789
2006 11,806
2007 12,752
2008 13,448
2009 14,136
2010 14,491
2011 16,042
2012 17,375
2013 18,242
2014 18,620
2015 18,759
2016 19,267
2017 19,298
2018 19,964
2019 21,621
2020 23,458

Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in West Bank and Gaza was 76.56 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 21 years was 76.56 in 2020, while its lowest value was 49.83 in 2005.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1999 53.80
2000 58.72
2001 56.76
2002 63.39
2003 62.20
2004 60.93
2005 49.83
2006 67.47
2007 66.63
2008 66.84
2009 66.53
2010 68.90
2011 70.45
2012 69.68
2013 70.68
2014 70.67
2015 71.64
2016 70.91
2017 71.07
2018 74.74
2019 74.74
2020 76.56

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes