Ministry for Diaspora Affairs | October 2024

Appendix 1 - The Palestinian Authority’s Educational System: Background, Data, and Funding

The Palestinian Authority was established in May 1994. In August of that year, it took over education responsibilities from the Israeli Civil Administration. According to PCBS, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the following data present the state of the educational system in Judea and Samaria during the 2023 school year, with a budget of 3.45 billion NIS (19.5% of the overall budget): 131 The number of school students was 1,382,932 boys and girls (about 2.4 million children aged 0 to 18, representing 44% of the total population). 132 The Educational system in Judea Samaria and Gaza includes government schools, UNRWA schools, and private schools owned by various entities: Christian churches, Islamic charitable organizations, foreign institutions, and local public and private bodies. 133 As of the 2023 school year, there are 3,190 schools across Judea Samaria and Gaza (2,394 and 796, respectively): 134

Schools in Gaza

Schools in Judea and Samaria

Private 70

Private 402

UNRWA Schools 96

UNRWA Schools 284

Government Schools 442

Government Schools 1,896

The number of students in Judea and Samaria schools reached about 775,000, divided by supervising authority: 606,000 in government schools, 46,000 in UNRWA schools, and 123,000 in private schools. 135

131 المواطن موازنة | والتعليم التربية وزارة (citizenbudget.ps) 132 https://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_Rainbow/Documents/Students_en.html 133 https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/resrep16825.5.pdf 134 Central Bureau of Statistics of the Authority; https://wafa.ps/Pages/Details/68954 135 Central Bureau of Statistics of the Authority

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