Education in Ashqelon, Israel: official figures
Ashqelon had 60 schools, 1,093 classes and 27,765 pupils in the 2022/23 school year, according to the CBS profile (15,994 pupils in primary and 11,771 in secondary education). That is 5th fewest pupils of 17 cities in Israel covered on this site.
How many pupils are in each class in Ashqelon?
Primary school classes in Ashqelon averaged 25.5 pupils in 2022/23, and there were 10.5 pupils for each teacher across the city (CBS local authority profile). That is 6th fewest pupils per teacher of 17 cities in Israel covered on this site.
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel) · saved copyHow many teachers are there in Ashqelon?
There were 3,041 teaching staff working in schools in Ashqelon in 2022/23, according to the CBS profile.
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel) · saved copyWhat percentage of students in Ashqelon pass the bagrut matriculation exams?
83.8% of 12th-grade pupils in Ashqelon were eligible for a matriculation (bagrut) certificate, according to the education section of the CBS 2023 profile (school year 2022/23). That is 4th highest of 17 cities in Israel covered on this site.
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel) · saved copyWhat is the school dropout rate in Ashqelon?
In Ashqelon, 1.18% of pupils in grades 7 to 12 dropped out of school in 2022/23 (CBS local authority profile). That is 7th highest dropout rate of 17 cities in Israel covered on this site.
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel) · saved copyHow many people in Ashqelon have a university degree?
28.2% of residents of Ashqelon aged 25 to 65 held an academic degree in 2022 (18.8% a first degree, 9.2% a second degree and 0.2% a doctorate), according to the CBS profile. That is 6th lowest of 17 cities in Israel covered on this site.
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel) · saved copyHow many students live in Ashqelon?
Students made up 11.6% of the number of residents of Ashqelon aged 20 to 25 in the 2023/24 higher-education figures of the CBS profile. That is 7th lowest of 17 cities in Israel covered on this site.
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel) · saved copyHow Ashqelon compares with other cities in Israel
Pupils per teacher (2022/23)
Ashqelon ranks 12 of 17, highest first.
| Rank | City | Pupils per teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Hadera | 10.9 |
| 10 | Petah Tiqwa | 10.6 |
| 11 | Netanya | 10.6 |
| 12 | Ashqelon | 10.5 |
| 13 | Bet Shemesh | 10.0 |
| 14 | Tel Aviv-Yafo | 9.9 |
| 15 | Haifa | 9.6 |
Residents aged 25-65 with an academic degree (2022)
Ashqelon ranks 12 of 17, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents aged 25-65 with an academic degree |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Be'er Sheva | 30.0% |
| 10 | Holon | 29.3% |
| 11 | Hadera | 29.0% |
| 12 | Ashqelon | 28.2% |
| 13 | Ashdod | 26.4% |
| 14 | Jerusalem | 25.0% |
| 15 | Bat Yam | 23.4% |
School dropout rate, grades 7-12 (2022/23)
Ashqelon ranks 7 of 17, highest first.
| Rank | City | School dropout rate, grades 7-12 |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Tel Aviv-Yafo | 1.50% |
| 5 | Bene Beraq | 1.45% |
| 6 | Haifa | 1.29% |
| 7 | Ashqelon | 1.18% |
| 8 | Rehovot | 1.16% |
| 9 | Herzliyya | 1.11% |
| 10 | Holon | 1.10% |
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Sources
- Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel): Local Authorities in Israel 2023: municipality profile, Ashqelon (Publication 1987), read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 25fc83260a4c…)
- Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel): Local Authorities in Israel 2023: municipality profiles (Publication 1987; one PDF per city, Jerusalem shown, the other 16 are cited on each city page), read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 5c1eddbb694d…)
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