Elementary schools: 2- year gaps. (Education in Israel).(Jewish Schools and Arab Schools)(Statistical Data Included)

From: Israel Equality Monitor | Date: September 1, 1991 | Copyright information

In Israel, elementary school attendance is generally high -- similar to that of First World countries.

While the overall attendance rate is high, there are variations among the different population groups. The school attendance of Christian Arabs it is slightly higher than that of Jews; the rate for Muslims, on the other hand, is lower, as the table below shows. Arab schools evince a high drop-out rate towards the end of elementary school. A 1985 government report found ...

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