Per cent Figure 16 Percentage explaining non-enrolment or reasons for leaving school with poverty and the need to work. By ex-Gaza status and age groups. 50 Ex-Gazans Other Palestinian refugees 40 30 20 10 0 6-15 years 16-24 years 25-44 years 45+ years Besides economic explanations, the most prominent reason for leaving education is ‘lack of interest’ and many of course leave after reaching their educational goals. These reasons are referred to slightly more often by non-ex-Gazans. By way of example, in the 25 to 44 age group, 31% of non-ex-Gazans explained that they had left school due to a lack of interest and 25% because they had completed their education, while three percentagepoints fewer ex-Gazans referred to each of these two reasons. However, there is also a gender dimension in the reporting of reasons for non-enrolment. For example, whilst 46% of ex-Gaza men aged 25 to 44 in Jerash camp attribute their non-enrolment to economic factors, only 12% of ex-Gaza women aged 25 to 44 in Jerash do 72. Instead, women are more likely to refer to marriage and social restrictions (mentioned by 20% and 7% respectively in the 25 to 44 age group in Jerash camp), explanations never used by men. This sub-section is based on the sample survey and not the census. Hence, there are rather few ex-Gazans, and particularly ex-Gazans from Jerash camp, in the data. The gender variation referred to here is, however, consistent for all population groups and also in line with findings from other surveys. 72 ‘Just getting by’ Ex-Gazans in Jerash and other refugee camps in Jordan 57