|
Students in universities, by degree, field of study, sex, age, group and origin |
|
Per cents |
|
1992/93 |
|
Engineering and architecture |
Agriculture |
Sciences and mathematics |
Medicine a/ |
Law |
Social sciences |
Humanities |
Total |
1989/90 |
1984/85 |
1974/75 |
|
|
FIRST DEGREE – TOTAL |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Thereof: women |
18.2 |
41.2 |
44.3 |
71.4 |
46.6 |
55.9 |
74.0 |
54.0 |
51.3 |
48.3 |
44.8 |
|
Age |
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|
Up to 19 |
12.4 |
2.3 |
13.0 |
8.4 |
7.2 |
4.6 |
5.4 |
7.6 |
7.3 |
6.4 |
6.9 |
|
20 – 21 |
17.4 |
7.5 |
24.3 |
20.4 |
19.6 |
17.4 |
18.7 |
19.0 |
17.6 |
16.6 |
23.5 |
|
22 – 24 |
36.1 |
44.8 |
43.1 |
45.6 |
44.2 |
46.4 |
39.5 |
42.2 |
39.8 |
37.2 |
41.3 |
|
25 – 29 |
30.4 |
39.5 |
17.3 |
17.5 |
23.7 |
22.0 |
20.9 |
22.2 |
24.5 |
24.7 |
18.2 |
|
30 – 34 |
2.8 |
4.6 |
1.6 |
3.0 |
2.6 |
3.8 |
5.3 |
3.7 |
5.1 |
7.2 |
4.0 |
|
35 + |
0.8 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
5.0 |
2.4 |
5.9 |
10.1 |
5.3 |
5.7 |
7.9 |
6.0 |
|
Population group |
|
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|
Jews |
95.1 |
98.3 |
91.8 |
92.5 |
94.0 |
96.1 |
91.9 |
93.8 |
93.3 |
92.1 |
96.5 |
|
Arabs & Others |
4.9 |
1.7 |
8.2 |
7.5 |
8.0 |
3.9 |
8.1 |
6.2 |
6.7 |
7.9 |
3.5 |
|
ORIGIN (OF JEWS) – TOTAL |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Israel |
31.5 |
43.7 |
30.0 |
31.5 |
39.1 |
32.6 |
29.0 |
31.5 |
28.8 |
19.2 |
7.9 |
|
Asia – Africa |
23.0 |
17.4 |
20.7 |
20.1 |
19.5 |
28..4 |
31.8 |
26.3 |
27.9 |
27.1 |
18.3 |
|
Europe – America |
45.5 |
38.9 |
49.3 |
48.4 |
41.4 |
39.0 |
39.2 |
42.3 |
43.3 |
53.7 |
73.8 |
|
SECOND DEGREE – TOTAL |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Thereof: women |
21.7 |
46.8 |
48.7 |
49.8 |
38.4 |
52.9 |
73.7 |
53.5 |
50.3 |
46.8 |
35.2 |
|
Age |
|
Up to 24 |
11.6 |
11.9 |
28.9 |
25.6 |
15.4 |
9.2 |
6.6 |
13.2 |
13.6 |
12.4 |
22.8 |
|
25 – 29 |
51.7 |
51.3 |
53.2 |
46.5 |
46.8 |
48.2 |
28.6 |
44.1 |
44.1 |
42.0 |
52.2 |
|
30 – 34 |
22.3 |
16.4 |
12.5 |
13.9 |
21.4 |
19.6 |
17.1 |
17.7 |
19.4 |
21.8 |
11.2 |
|
35 – 44 |
12.0 |
16.7 |
4.6 |
10.5 |
13.4 |
17.3 |
27.8 |
17.1 |
18.3 |
16.7 |
|
|
45 + |
2.3 |
3.8 |
0.8 |
3.5 |
3.0 |
5.6 |
19.9 |
7.9 |
4.6 |
7.1 |
13.8 |
|
Population group |
|||||||||||
|
Jews |
98.2 |
97.5 |
96.9 |
94.6 |
97.0 |
98.4 |
96.2 |
97.2 |
96.7 |
96.8 |
98.7 |
|
Arabs & Others |
1.8 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
5.4 |
3.0 |
1.6 |
3.8 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
1.3 |
(continued)
|
1992/93 |
|
Engineering and architecture |
Agriculture |
Sciences and mathematics |
Medicine a/ |
Law |
Social sciences |
Humanities |
Total |
1989/90 |
1984/85 |
1974/75 |
|
|
ORIGIN (OF JEWS) – TOTAL |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Israel |
23.8 |
31.4 |
29.7 |
26.3 |
32.5 |
29.0 |
22.7 |
27.0 |
22.9 |
13.1 |
6.4 |
|
Asia – Africa |
20.5 |
20.4 |
18.3 |
18.9 |
18.1 |
24.4 |
25.2 |
22.3 |
19.9 |
16.5 |
11.2 |
|
Europe – America |
56.8 |
48.2 |
52.0 |
56.8 |
49.4 |
46.6 |
52.1 |
50.8 |
57.2 |
70.4 |
82.4 |
|
THIRD DEGREE – TOTAL |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
|
Thereof: women |
21.0 |
42.9 |
41.3 |
65.4 |
46.1 |
54.4 |
43.8 |
41.3 |
39.7 |
25.9 |
|
|
Age |
|||||||||||
|
Up to 29 |
23.2 |
25.0 |
40.9 |
29.6 |
13.0 |
7.0 |
26.6 |
25.6 |
21.6 |
48.2 |
|
|
30 – 34 |
42.2 |
28.7 |
39.2 |
27.3 |
26.0 |
17.6 |
32.0 |
35.1 |
32.6 |
25.4 |
|
|
35 – 44 |
29.6 |
26.7 |
16.2 |
30.1 |
43.1 |
40.5 |
28.0 |
29.0 |
31.8 |
||
|
45 + |
5.0 |
9.6 |
3.7 |
13.0 |
17.9 |
34.9 |
13.4 |
10.3 |
14.0 |
26.4 |
|
|
Population group |
|||||||||||
|
Jews |
97.2 |
94.1 |
96.2 |
88.6 |
98.2 |
97.0 |
96.3 |
96.1 |
97.3 |
99.7 |
|
|
Arabs & Others |
2.8 |
5.9 |
3.6 |
11.4 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
3.7 |
3.9 |
2.7 |
0.3 |
|
|
ORIGIN (OF JEWS) – TOTAL |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Israel |
16.2 |
21.4 |
25.7 |
19.8 |
18.7 |
16.3 |
21.7 |
17.1 |
9.1 |
4.6 |
|
|
Asia – Africa |
14.7 |
16.4 |
14.0 |
16.7 |
12.6 |
14.2 |
14.5 |
15.5 |
12.5 |
9.5 |
|
|
Europe – America |
69.1 |
62.2 |
60.3 |
61.5 |
68.6 |
69.5 |
63.9 |
67.4 |
78.4 |
85.9 |
|
|
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics. |
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|
a/ Incl. paramedical courses. |
635. The next table illustrates the increase over time in the percentage of Israelis with higher education.
Persons with higher education among the general population (13 years or more of schooling)
Document Type: Report
Document Sources: Committee on Economic Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)
Subject: Assistance, Economic issues, Human rights and international humanitarian law
Publication Date: 28/11/1997