Israel plummets to worst-ever OECD education scores in math, reading, science

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : The summary focusing on Israel's results was being prepared by the National Authority for Measurement and Evaluation in Education.
54% : Israel's results are consistent with that, Schleicher wrote, while noting that outcomes "need to be considered alongside the conditions in which students learn... particularly in contexts affected by uncertainty and conflict.
53% : Israel's scores on a key international test of student comprehension dropped precipitously in the latest 2025 results, with the country scoring below average in reading, math and science and registering its lowest-ever results in those skills.
53% : Channel 12 news reported that some 7,330 students took the test in 215 schools across Israel in April 2025.
47% : Israel is now ranked 43rd in the world, down from 38th in the last test in 2022, and 33rd among developed countries, down from 31st.
40% : At the time, Israel was fighting Hamas in the Gaza Strip and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

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