Pisa exam

Parents’ jobs linked more strongly than education to teens’ PISA scores, study finds

Knowing what parents did for a living allowed researchers to account for over double the difference in students’ scores as knowing how much education the parents had.

Keshet high school students take their mathematics matriculation examination (Bagrut), in Tel Aviv, June 29, 2020.
View of an empty classroom at a school in Givatayim, during a teacher's strike, on May 6, 2025.

Israel’s PISA collapse exposes a failing education system threatening its future - opinion

World ORT Director General and CEO Avi Ganon.

World ORT’s investment in Israel’s education system is reaping rewards

Letters

Letters to the Editor December 30, 2019: Obdurate Olmert


Leaning tower of PISA: Growing gaps in Israel's scholastic performance

The tests revealed a growing gap in scholastic performance between Hebrew-speaking and Arabic-speaking pupils in Israel.

A CLASSROOM

PISA tests: Israeli students consistently behind developed world

The PISA examinations showed Israeli students underperforming in reading, mathematics and science. They also reveal a growing gap between Hebrew-speaking and Arabic-speaking pupils.

Students from middle schools in Nazareth and Nof Hagalil study together and create joint projects