Basic Data on the Ethiopian Community in Haifa

Population: 

There are approximately 650 families, which are 2700 persons. (Assessment)

  1. East Haifa - 280 families
  2. West Haifa - 170 families
  3. Kiryat Haim/Shmuel - 180 families
  4. Hadar - 20 families

The population in Haifa in general – 270,000 people.


Year of Making Aliya (Partial Data):

 Year of Aliya  Number of Families   Percentage
 Until 1990  69   13.9%
 1991-1995  71   14.3%
 1996-1999  240  48.3%
 2000-2004  117  23.5%
 Total  497

 100%



Families’ Size:

 Number of Children Number of Families   Percentage 
 Up to 2  213  46.9% 
 3 to 4  139   30.5%
 5 to 6  72  15.8%
 7 to 11  31   6.8% 
 Total  455  100%
* Average: 3.15 per family


Marital Status of Head of Family:

 Martial Status Number of Families   Percentage 
 Married  302  60.8%
 Separated  75  17.5%
 Widows  56  11.2%
 Singles  52  10.4%
 Total  499  100%

 

Head of Family:

 Sex  Number of Families   Percentage 
 Men  342  68.5%
 Women  157  31.5%
 Total  499   100%

* 33% of all families (167 families) have single parents. 



Welfare Assistance:


 Reason for Being on Welfare  Number of Families   Percentage
 Absorption Difficulties  293  58.7%
 Employment  47  9.4%
 Function of the Family  33  6.6%
 Single Parents  28  5.6%
 Seniors  37  7.4%
 Other  61  12.2%
 Total  499  100%



Education

Haifa in General:

 Certificate Percentage 
 Less than Matriculation  44.5% 
 Matriculation  21.7%
 Academic Education  33.8%

Ethiopians in Haifa:

 Certificate Percentage 
 No Education  45%
 11 Years of Schooling or Less  38%
 12 Years of Schooling and More  17%

* Many of the Ethiopians acquired their education in Ethiopia.
 
Men v. Women:

 Certificate  Men  Women 
 No Education  40%  48%
 12 Years of Schooling or Less  32%  30%
 Academic Education  28%  22%

Ethiopians in the Education System:

 Type of School  Academic Year 2002-2003  Academic Year 2003-2004
 Kindergartens (3-6)  236  345
 Religious Elementary School  210  234
 Non-Religious Elementary School  183  256
 Total Elementary School  393  490
 Religious Middle School and High School  97  151
 Non-Religious Middle School and High School  84  79
 Total Middle School and High School  181  230
 Boarding School  137  176
 Special Education  19  17
 Total  965  1260
* There are approximately 350 children at the age of 0-3.
* There is an increase of 11.2% (127) in the number of Ethiopian students since November 2003.