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Education in Israel: National Expenditure on Education

(1975 - Present)

Israel's national expenditure on education has more than doubled since 1990 and nearly tripled from 1975.
The expenditure on education in 2012 represented 8.1% of the Israeli GDP. OECD average is 6.5%.
Year
Total Expenditure*
1975
21,926
1980
24,347
1985
26,265
1990
30,368
1995
41,188
2000
47,817
2005
49,871
2010
58,775
2011
61,698
2012
63,893

* - In Billions of Shekels; 2005 Prices


Sources: Central Bureau of Statistics