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Israel's PISA Scores Plummet, Education Ministry's War Blame Questioned
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First reported by Globes · 2 days ago
What happened
Israel's PISA 2025 scores have fallen sharply in reading, math, and science, dropping below OECD averages. The Education Ministry blames the "Swords of Iron" war, but data indicates a decline began before the conflict and that war-affected schools were excluded from the study.
- 01Israel's PISA 2025 scores declined significantly in reading, math, and science.
- 02The Education Ministry attributes the drop to the "Swords of Iron" war.
- 03Data shows academic decline predated the war, with a TIMSS test in May 2023 showing drops.
- 04Schools directly impacted by the war were excluded from the PISA sample.
- 05Similar score declines occurred in many non-warring countries.
- 06Ukraine, despite active war, showed smaller score reductions.
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