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State of Haredi Society Annual Report 2025

StarSupport2 — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:41:57 +0000

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Haredi female students have dominated the 2022 PISA research results

שלומי נצר — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 13:26:39 +0000

The 2022 PISA research results examine the achievements of students in reading, mathematics, and science. The results show that Haredi girls lead the achievements of girls in Israel in mathematics and reading. They also surpass the average of OECD countries by a significant margin. In reading, Haredi students scored 522 compared to 476 in the OECD, and in mathematics, they scored 474 compared to 472.

Even compared to the education systems in Israel, the score of Haredi girls in mathematics is 474 compared to 473 in public education, and 454 in the National-Religious public education. In reading, the score of Haredi students was 522, compared to 510 in public education and 494 in National-Religious public education. These remarkable results point to the tremendous potential within the Haredi education system regarding achievements and skills required for leading professions in the economy.

Eli Paley, the head of the Haredi Institute for Public Affairs, states: “Instead of examining the education system through the narrow lens of core studies, PISA research evaluates skills relevant to the job market. Just as with the results for accounting, where Haredi seminary students excelled and achieved the top results with a 96 percent passing rate, similarly, in PISA research, Haredi female students prove their skills and the inherent potential within the Haredi sector.”

Paley adds, “It is worth noting that the teachers who brought Haredi girls to high achievements, even in comparison to other OECD countries, are teachers who, for years, did not receive the salary increases of the ‘Ofek Hadash’ reform. In recent days, after approving ‘Ofek Hadash’ supplements for them, an unfair public debate is underway about whether these teachers, who have proven their contribution to the skills of their students and their contribution to the economy, are entitled to receive what a non-Haredi teacher is entitled to.”

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Introductory meeting with The Director of the Haredi District

ניצן — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 13:34:03 +0000

This week, on 25 January 2023, an introductory meeting was held between the representatives of the Haredi Institute for Public Affairs and the director of the Haredi district in the Ministry of Education, Shai Calderon.
The meeting was held at the institute with chairman Eli Paley, CEO Udi Ben Dror, senior researcher Roni Barboy, Shai Calderon, Roy Assaf from the prime minister’s office, and professional staff from the offices. The purpose of the meeting was to present the analysis of the Haredi education system data collected at the institute, to point out the gaps that exist in the data in the field of education and to discuss common ways to deal with these gaps. This is based on a common assumption that all policy measures planned in the field of education should be based on a broad and reliable database (which includes data regarding students, budgeting, manpower in the education system, infrastructures, etc.).
At the end of the meeting, it was agreed to create cooperation procedures.

For more data and information regarding the Haredi education system go here.

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