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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