POPULATION
Gilboa is a leading destination for international immigration. Shiloh and its eight suburban counties have a combined population of 13,209,006 people, or 70.23% of the country's population.
Estimated population:
25,306,183.
This represents a natural increase since the last census of 601,779 people
(1,576,125 births minus 974,346 deaths).
Net migration: 422,481
Net immigration: 713,143
Rural/Urban: 92% of residents live in an urban area.
The top ten cities, by population:
Shiloh (8,323,847)
Gideon (1,279,912)
Kardos (811,836)
Selah (787,425)
Mount Concord (341,696)
Calvary (193,523)
New Carmel (72,967)
Abilene (67,924)
Dathan (61,280)
New Hope (59,336)
Education in Gilboa is the responsibility of the Ministry of Education. State schools that are allowed to select pupils according to intelligence and academic ability can achieve comparable results to the most selective private schools. The academic curriculum in Gilboa focuses on communication, languages, sciences, and the arts.
• Education is mandatory from ages five to sixteen.
• The majority of children are educated in state-sector schools, with private school making up the remainder.
• Over 75% of students at the leading universities in Shiloh attended state schools.