2. Israel has the highest average years of education in the Middle East and West Asia, and ranks 22nd in the world alongside Japan as the country with the highest average years of education in Asia. According to United Nations data, Israel also has the highest literacy rate in the Middle East.

3. Israel's education system can be divided into three stages at the level of secondary education: primary education (1 ~ 6 grade), junior high school (7 ~ 9 grade), followed by senior high school (10 ~ 12 grade), and compulsory education from 1 grade to/kloc-0. Secondary education usually includes helping to prepare for the entrance examination for Israeli universities.

The college entrance examination consists of several subjects, some of which are compulsory (Hebrew, English, mathematics, Bible education, civics, literature) and some of which are optional (such as chemistry, music, French). In 2003, 56.4% of Israeli students in grade 12 were admitted to universities: 57.4% of Hebrew students and 50.7% of Arab students.