Israel spends on each elementary and high school student and on the operation of universities less than the OCED average

This is according to a report by the Central Bureau of Statistics, which gathers the data from all member countries of the organization. This is also about a low investment rate per student in absolute terms and in terms of purchasing power * The report does not deal with the quality of education 

Israel spends less on average per student in the schools, and on the budgeting of the higher education institutions - and especially the universities, than the OECD countries. This is according to a report titled National Expenditure on Education in 2008 - An International Comparison published this morning.
Nevertheless, we spend a higher percentage of GDP than the average in the OCED countries. This contradiction is explained by the high proportion of young people aged 0-24, which stands at 44% in Israel compared to an average of 28.5% in the OECD countries.

Comparing the expenditure on educational institutions by level of education among the OECD countries, shows that in Israel the expenditure was particularly high in the group of institutions of primary, secondary and pre-academic education - 4.2% of GDP compared to 3.7% in the OECD. On the other hand, in post-secondary educational institutions and institutions of higher education, the expenditure in Israel (1.6%) was lower than in the OECD countries (1.9%).
Public spending on education in Israel (spending in government offices, social security and national institutions, local authorities and government non-profits), including student living scholarships, reached 2008% in 5.9, compared to an average of 5.4% in the OECD countries.
The share of public spending in financing education spending in Israel amounted in 2008 to 78%. The share of public expenditure in the total national expenditure on education in other (selected) countries ranges from 71.0% (United States) to 90.8% (Austria).
In the group of institutions of primary, secondary and pre-academic education in Israel, the percentage of public funding in 2008 reached 93.0% - close to the average in the selected countries that year (91.0%) and similar to the percentage of public funding in Spain - 93.1%.
In post-secondary and higher education, funding from private sources is more common and reaches 48.7% in Israel, higher than the average of other selected countries (31.1%) and lower than some of the countries - the United Kingdom (65.5%), the United States (62.6%) and Australia (55.2%). On the other hand, there are countries like Iceland and Austria where private financing is particularly low and stands at about 7.8% and 15.3% respectively.
The share of public expenditure on education in the total public expenditure in Israel was 13.7% - higher than the average in the OECD countries (12.9%). The share of public expenditure for primary, secondary and pre-academic education out of public expenditure in Israel was 9.2%, almost the same as the average in the OECD countries (8.7%). On the other hand, the share of public expenditure for post-secondary and higher education of the total public expenditure in Israel (2.2%) is lower than the average of the OECD member countries (3.0%)

Comparing the average expenditure per student at constant international prices (in purchasing power parities or PPP for short) shows that in Israel the average expenditure per student at all levels of education is lower than the average in the OECD member countries.
In Israel, in pre-primary education, the expenditure per student amounted to $3,953, similar to Slovakia $3,977 and more than in Mexico - $2391. Expenditure per student was particularly high in the United States - $10,070 and in Iceland - $10,080.
The expenditure per student in primary education in Israel reached $5,314, similar to Korea and New Zealand, and was lower than the average in OECD member countries - $7,065.
In secondary education, the expenditure on education per student in Israel amounted to $6,429, and was lower than the average in the OECD countries - $8,852. In three countries - the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Mexico the expenditure was lower than in Israel and reached $6,174, $3,956 and $2,333 respectively. A particularly high expenditure - over $11,000, was in the United States and Austria.
In post-secondary educational institutions and institutions of higher education in Israel, the expenditure on education per student was $12,568, lower than the OECD countries ($18,258). In some countries (Mexico, Czech Republic, Korea, Slovakia) the expenditure was much lower (less than $10,000).

Data on the distribution of national expenditure by level of education show that the cost of a student's studies in post-secondary and higher education institutions in Israel is nearly twice the cost of a student's studies in post-primary education, similar to the average of the 0ECD countries and Sweden.
The cost of a student's studies in post-primary education is higher than the cost of a student's studies in a primary school in Israel and in the OECD countries: 20% in Israel and 25% in the OECD countries. A similar figure for Israel was also recorded in the United States and Japan.

The comparison of the types of expenditure shows that in primary, secondary and pre-academic educational institutions in Israel, the share of compensation for work out of the current expenditure is 83%, higher than the average in the OECD countries of 79%. The data on the total compensation for work also includes the salary of employees who are not teachers and the estimated value of the budget pension of government employees.
The share of spending on investment in fixed assets out of total spending in Israel is lower than that share in the OECD countries
In post-secondary educational institutions and institutions of higher education, the share of compensation for work from the current expenditure in Israel reached 83%, similar to Iceland and compared to 68% on average in the OECD countries. The investment in fixed assets in these institutions in Israel is 11%, higher than the average of the OECD member countries (9%).
CBS explains, however, that the comparison of Israel's data with the OECD countries' data for 2008 shows that spending levels vary considerably from country to country, both in absolute terms and in relative terms. Thus, the percentage of spending on education in Israel from the gross domestic product is among the highest in the countries included in the comparison. In Israel, the national expenditure on education in educational institutions reached 7.3% of GDP. OECD countries invest 6.1% of GDP in educational institutions. In Iceland this ratio is higher and stands at 7.9% of GDP.
As stated in the CBS, they emphasize that in this comparison one must take into account the fact that the percentage of young people in the population in Israel is relatively higher than in the OECD member countries. So in Israel, on the one hand, the percentage of residents who work and can finance education is relatively small, and on the other hand, the percentage of students is relatively high. In Israel, in 2008, the percentage of the population aged 0 to 24 reached 44.3%; For comparison, the percentage of the population aged 0 to 24 in other countries is much lower and reaches 28.5% on average.
It should be noted that the report does not deal with the quality of education, which is a problem in itself, because it is not enough to just spend money to get a good education, you have to make sure that the content the children receive is of high quality and will enable them to move forward in life, which is not happening thanks to entire populations renouncing the Libeva studies as if that studying mathematics and English contradicts the principles of religion.

(1). The data on Israel for 2008, included in this announcement, do not include attrition, in accordance with the estimation method used in the OECD statistics on education. On the other hand, the data on Israel published in the national accounts and in the announcement on the national expenditure on education in Israel include wear and tear.
(2). In the society report that is going to be published soon, there are additional data on national spending on education compared to the OECD countries.

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