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Schooling & Income in Israel
| Median Years of Schooling |
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|
|
| |
1961 |
1980 |
2002 |
| Total |
8.0 |
10.7 |
12.4 |
| Jews |
8.4 |
11.1 |
12.6 |
| Arabs |
1.2 |
7.5 |
11.2 |
| Enrollment rates in age group 14-17 |
|
| Jews |
98% |
| Arabs |
86% |
| Boys |
94% |
| Girls |
97% |
| Income ($, adjusted for inflation) |
(1 US$=4.5 NIS) |
|
| |
|
|
| Average net income per household |
|
|
| 1987 |
1995 |
2002 |
| 1,630 |
1,956 |
2,178 |
| |
|
|
| Average monthly wage |
|
|
| 1987 |
1995 |
2002 |
| 1,142 |
1,304 |
1,462 |
| |
|
|
| Percentage of families living under poverty line |
|
|
| 1980 |
1989 |
2003 |
| 7% |
13% |
19% |
Source: Israel: Fast Facts, published by The
Center for Social Policy Studies in Israel and The
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
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