This is not a surprising statistic. In addition, poverty among ultraOrthodox households (47 percent) and Arab households (54 percent) is much higher than among the general population (12.5 percent). These trends are very much a result of the relatively low labor force participation and education levels, as I will show.
In recent years, the achievements of the Israeli education system have been lower than the OECD average, which is certainly a worrying situation, mainly for a country whose growth strategy is based on human capital.