Israel among highest in education expenditure as measured against GDP

Israel’s expenditure on education as compared to GDP is among the highest in the OECD, according to the annual OECD Education at a Glance 2024 report, released on Tuesday. The report also found that Israel’s population of youth, by percentage, is the highest among OECD countries.

In 2021, Israel spent a full 6.1 percent of its GDP on education, a figure that includes public pre-schools up to funding for universities and other secondary school institutions, according to the report.

Besides Israel, only Iceland, Norway and the United Kingdom invested over 6% of their GDP into education. The OECD average for the same year was 4.9%.

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