RAMALLAH, Thursday, July 6, 2023 (WAFA) - Business administration was the field where most students aged 20-29 years were enrolled in Palestine in 2022, whether for an intermediate diploma or a bachelor’s degree (BA), while the highest unemployment rate was among graduates aged 20-29 years with an intermediate diploma or a BA degree in social and behavioral sciences, today said the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS).
For selected education fields in 2022, the highest unemployment rate among male graduates aged 20-29 years with an intermediate diploma or a BA in Palestine is in languages by 52%, while the highest unemployment rate among female graduates aged 20-29 years was in physical sciences and social and behavioral sciences by 78% for each of them.
The PCBS said the unemployment rate among individuals aged 20-29 years in the West Bank with an intermediate diploma or bachelor's degree decreased in 2022, while the unemployment rate was stable for the same category in Gaza Strip. This rate reached 48% in 2022: 28% in West Bank and 74% in Gaza Strip, while it was about 53% in 2021: 35% in West Bank and 74% in Gaza Strip.
For selected education fields in 2022, the highest rate of unemployment among graduates aged 20-29 years with a bachelor’s degree or an intermediate diploma in the Gaza Strip was in social and behavioral sciences at 97%, followed by social welfare at 88%. The highest rate of unemployment among graduates aged 20-29 years with a bachelor’s degree or an intermediate diploma in West Bank was in physical sciences at 47%, followed by social and behavioral sciences at 45%.
For selected education fields in 2022, the highest period of unemployment for graduates aged 20-29 years in Palestine with an intermediate diploma or bachelor’s degree was in law, 20 months. The lowest period was in architecture and construction, engineering, and engineering trades with 13 months.
In the scholastic year 2020/2021, the number of students who graduated from Palestinian higher education institutions was 46,225. The local market accommodates only 3,000 job opportunities for graduates.
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