Area of Comparison | Jewish population | Arab population | |
Population under age 17 | 2,173,000 | 735,000 | |
Percent of children registered before preschool at age 2 | 61.3 | 13.7 | |
Percent of children enrolled in preschool at age 4 | 93.3 | 82.8 | |
Percent of children enrolled in preschool at age 5 | 97.5 | 94.5 | |
Average class size, primary schools (represented by the number closest to the true figure) | 26.5 | 26.7 | |
Percent of special needs children who do not receive appropriate medical care | 39 | 71 | |
School dropout rate, age 9 - 18 | 1.9 | 4.2 | |
School dropout rate, age 6 - 12 | 2.1 | 3.5 | |
Percent eligible for matriculation certificate that satisfies minimum university admission requirements | 73.1 | 63.9 | |
Percent of undergraduate students in higher education institutions | 81.7 | 18.3 | |
Percent of master’s degree students in higher education institutions | 85.4 | 14.6 | |
Percen of Ph.D students in higher education institutions | 96.1 | 3.9 | |
Percent applying for first-year university studies and rejected | 23.4 | 40.9 | |
Percent of population aged 18 - 34 attending all higher education institutes and studying for bachelor’s degree | 9.6 | 7.3 | |
Percent of population aged 18 - 34 attending university and studying for master’s degree | 2.1 | 1.4 | |
Percent of degree holders from all higher-education institutes | Bachelor’s | 88.0 | 12.0 |
Master’s | 89.8 | 10.2 | |
Ph.D. | 95.9 | 4.1 |