Key Figures
How Many Pupils Does an Attendance Officer in Israel Handle?
114 to 169 pupils per attendance-officer post, on the State Comptroller’s 2022 audit, against the 100 the Ministry of Education states as desirable.
Topic
Education
Pupils, matriculation, higher education and teaching staff, on the counts the Ministry of Education and the Bureau publish, with the school or academic year each belongs to.
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How Many Israeli Students Drop Out of School? 0.5% in 2019/20
Israel’s State Comptroller recorded a 0.5% national school dropout rate in 5780 (2019/20), with 2.2% in Bnei Brak and 1.7% in Al-Kasoum.
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Who Pays for Israel’s Schools? 77.5% Came From General Government
The Central Bureau of Statistics put general government at 77.5% of national education expenditure in 2017, and households and donations at 22.5%.
Counting Comparison
Why Do Israeli Bodies Give Different East Jerusalem School Figures?
The Knesset Research Centre counts about 125,000 East Jerusalem students; the State Comptroller counts about 90,000. What each figure covers.
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How Many Classrooms Does East Jerusalem Need?
The Jerusalem municipality puts the East Jerusalem classroom shortage at about 2,000, with 1,124 classrooms in a plan for 2024 to 2029.
Counting Comparison
Does Israel Spend More on Education Than Other Countries?
Israel spent 6.8% of GDP on education against an OECD average of 5.6% in 2015, on the Central Bureau of Statistics’ comparison.
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Do Haredi Schools Teach the Core Curriculum? 56% of Primary Pupils Did
The State Comptroller’s 2020 audit put core-curriculum study at 56% of pupils in Haredi primary institutions, and counted 84 inspectors.
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What Curriculum Do East Jerusalem Schools Teach?
About 42,500 East Jerusalem pupils, about 47%, study the Israeli curriculum, and about 92% of the recognised system follows the PA curriculum.
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Who Goes to University in Israel?
Women were 58.3% to 71.0% of students in higher education in every population group the Central Bureau of Statistics counted for 2024/25.
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How Many Students Are in Israel’s Schools?
The Central Bureau of Statistics counted 1.910 million students in Israel’s education system in 2021/22, with group counts published separately.