The average years of schooling in Israel are 12.5. Jews on average have 12.8 years of schooling and Arabs have 11.1. Jews aged 25-34 have on average 14.3 years of schooling while Arabs have 11.2 years (pg. 370-372).
29.5 % of Jews reach Academic Levels of School (University) while only 12.3% of Arabs reach that level. 39.0% of Arabs do not study after Secondary School versus 25.0% of Jews (pg. 374).
Class capacity levels are similar in both the Jewish and Arab sectors, with the average amount of pupils per class in a Secondary School being 26 for Jews and 29 for Arabs (pg. 378).
The GEM (Growth and Effectiveness Measures) is a standardized test that Israeli citizens take in Grades 5 and 8 in a variety of subjects: Mother Tongue (Hebrew or Arabic), English, Mathematics, and Science and Technology). GEM Average Scores:
Grade 5- Mother Tounge: Jews 70.2, Arabs 54.2
English: Jews 72.3, Arabs 68.5
Mathematics: Jews 73.3, Arabs 56.5
Science and Technology: Jews 71.9, Arabs 55.6 (pgs. 386-387).
Grade 8- Mother Tongue: Jews 65.2 (excludes religious students), Arabs 66.2
English: Jews 74.5, Arabs 48.9
Mathematics: Jews 60.8, Arabs 44.4
Science and Technology: Jews 77.0, Arabs 58.3
On average, girls score 6.425 points higher than boys, but Arab girls score 9.75 points higher than Arab boys (pgs. 388-389). It seems from the data that an achievement gap exists between Jewish and Arab students that increases as the students age.
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