West Bank and Gaza : Teachers
The West Bank and Gaza is focusing on strengthening its education system: provision of schooling is relatively equitable and increased decentralization is planned. West Bank & Gaza (WB&G) spent 1.3 percent on public education as a percenta...
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Format: | Working Paper |
Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC
2014
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Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/01/18078638/west-bank-gaza-teachers http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17695 |
Summary: | The West Bank and Gaza is focusing on
strengthening its education system: provision of schooling
is relatively equitable and increased decentralization is
planned. West Bank & Gaza (WB&G) spent 1.3 percent
on public education as a percentage of Gross Domestic
Product (GDP). This year, the Palestinian Authority (PA)
published a report entitled Homestretch to Freedom, which
outlines the objectives for the coming year, along with the
Education Development Strategic Plan, 2008-2012 (EDSP). Most
notably, it will proceed with plans to modernize the
education system. The importance of government spending in
the economy is evidenced by the changing composition of GDP:
the share of the mostly government-funded sectors (health
and social work, water and electricity, education, and
public administration and defense) rose from less than 21
percent in 1999 to almost 30 percent in 2009. |
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