enrolled compared to the very low 61% of ex-Gazans in the remaining camps. Females are somewhat more often enrolled than males. The gender difference is about 1.5 percentage points amongst ex-Gazans in Jerash and non-ex-Gazans but is nearly 4% amongst exGazans residing in camps other than Jerash. To summarize, ex-Gazans in Jerash are more or less on a par with other Palestinian refugees and it is rather ex-Gazans not living in Jerash who are significantly less likely to be enrolled in education. Per cent Figure 14 Current enrolment in formal education. Individuals aged 6-24 by ex-Gaza status. Percentage (n=86,446). 100 80 60 40 20 0 Ex-Gazans, Jerash camp Other ex-Gazans Other Palestinian refugees Basic schooling A similar pattern emerges when we limit our sample to children aged 6 to 15, with exGazans outside Jerash the least likely to be enrolled in education. As shown in Table 19, ex-Gaza children in Jerash camp are slightly less likely to be enrolled in basic schooling than non-ex-Gaza children (but they are more often enrolled in pre-school). On the other hand, a higher share of ex-Gazans in Jerash than ex-Gazans in other camps attend school (a difference of 3 percentage points). The gender difference is minimal. Table 19 Current enrolment of children aged 6-15 by ex-Gaza status and gender. Percentage (n=49,197). Ex-Gazans, Jerash camp Other exGazans Other Palestinian refugees All aged 615 Enrolled in Kindergarten Enrolled in formal education Not enrolled Total n Boys 4 90 7 100 1,797 Girls 4 90 6 100 1,767 All 4 90 6 100 3,564 Boys 4 87 9 100 1,794 Girls 4 88 9 100 1,877 All 4 87 9 100 3,671 Boys 3 92 5 100 21,528 Girls 3 92 5 100 20,434 All 3 92 5 100 41,962 Boys 3 92 6 100 25,120 Girls 3 92 5 100 24,087 All 3 92 5 100 49,197 UNRWA provides elementary and preparatory schooling (ten years total) in all Palestinian refugee camps throughout Jordan (with the partial exception of Hussein camp in Amman Fafo Report 2019:34 54

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