Table 18 Literacy of individuals aged ten and above by camp (the five camps with the highest number of exGazans) and ex-Gaza status. Percentage (n=142,444).
Read and Read or write
write easily with difficulty
Hussein
Wihdat
Baqa'a
Hitteen
Jerash
All camps
Cannot read
or write
Total
n
Ex-Gazans
81
9
10
100
876
Other Palestinian refugees
80
9
10
100
10,905
Ex-Gazans
72
11
17
100
1,335
Other Palestinian refugees
85
6
9
100
11,348
Ex-Gazans
90
5
6
100
954
Other Palestinian refugees
88
5
8
100
40,575
Ex-Gazans
90
4
6
100
5,510
Other Palestinian refugees
88
4
8
100
18,629
Ex-Gazans
85
5
10
100
9,038
Other Palestinian refugees
84
6
9
100
1,015
Ex-Gazans
86
5
9
100
18,602
Other Palestinian refugees
86
5
9
100
123,842
86
5
9
100.0
100
All camp refugees aged 10 and above
Current enrolment
General enrolment
Enrolment in education for all school- and university-aged children and young adults
(aged 6 to 24 years) varies across camps (Figure 13), with Jerash camp having overall average enrolment at 68% (some of whom are six-year-olds in pre-school).
Figure 13 Current enrolment in formal education. Individuals aged 6-24 by camp. Percentage (n=86,460).
Jerash
Souf
Azmi Al-Mufti
Irbid
Madaba
Hitteen
Sukhneh
Zarqa
Baqa'a
Prince Hassan
Wihdat
Hussein
Talbiyeh
0
20
40
60
80
100
Per cent
It is also noteworthy that ex-Gazans in Jerash have significantly higher enrolment than
ex-Gazans in other camps: 70% versus 65% (Figure 14). However, again, Hitteen significantly increases the average for ‘other ex-Gazans’, as 66% of ex-Gazans in Hitteen are
‘Just getting by’
Ex-Gazans in Jerash and other refugee camps in Jordan
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