Strengthening the Public Sector in the Palestinian Authority

Strengthening the Public Sector in the Palestinian Authority PASSIA Factsheet 2019: Education (See also “Education” in Jerusalem Factsheet) Facts & Figures The first Palestinian national curriculum was launched in 2000, replacing the Jordanian and Egyptian ones in use since 1967. [...] On 6 April 2017, President Abbas ratified the first Palestinian Law for Education and Higher Education to replace the Jordanian law in the West Bank and the Egyptian law in the Gaza Strip and make way for a reformed education system based on enroot- ing and developing knowledge, instead of tradi- tional rote learning and indoctrination. [...] Education System in Palestine* Level Formal Education Non-Formal Education Graduate Studies Non-Formal TVET Tertiary (Technical & Voca- (“Higher”) University tional Education & - PhD University College Training) Education Community - 2 years MA/MSc - 4 years BA/BSc College - Professional diploma - 4 years BA/BSc - 2 years Diploma - 2 years Diploma - Further training - Vocational training General S. [...] 3 PASSIA Factsheet 2019: Education Vocational Education & Training After 10th grade of basic education, only a small (but growing) number of Palestinian students choose the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) track for grades 11-12. [...] In 2017/18, 222,336 students were enrolled in institutions of higher education, 60.3% of them women (Ministry of Education & Higher Education, 2018).