A short time ago the OECD published a comparative report describing education in OECD countries in 2021. Looking at the various countries’ government per capita investments in education reveals that at all educational levels, Israel invests less than the average among OECD countries. The largest gaps are to be found in early education (ages 0-3) and non-academic post-secondary education.

The figures presented in the report reflect the first chapters of the story of the epidemic, which is also a story of the widening of inequality in Israel and elsewhere

The best investment for Israel at this point is a “New Deal” of investment in education and in its human capital. This is an investment which will yield benefits for years to come

In 2015, a little more than half of the age cohort passed the exams that will entitle them to matriculation certificates. So where is the other half of the age cohort?

Israel Equality Monitor. Issue no. 8

This is a report of the first empirical study, done in the field, of the physical conditions of the school, the qualifications of the teachers and the educational achievements of the students at Bedouin schools in the Negev.

Israel Equality Monitor. Issue no. 1