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 53

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