Education in Bene Beraq, Israel: official figures
Bene Beraq had 223 schools, 2,353 classes and 60,755 pupils in the 2022/23 school year, according to the CBS profile (40,220 pupils in primary and 20,535 in secondary education). That is 3rd most pupils of 17 cities in Israel covered on this site.
How many pupils are in each class in Bene Beraq?
Primary school classes in Bene Beraq averaged 25.4 pupils in 2022/23, and there were 13.6 pupils for each teacher across the city (CBS local authority profile). That is the most 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 Bene Beraq?
There were 3,669 teaching staff working in schools in Bene Beraq in 2022/23, according to the CBS profile.
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel) · saved copyWhat percentage of students in Bene Beraq pass the bagrut matriculation exams?
7.0% of 12th-grade pupils in Bene Beraq were eligible for a matriculation (bagrut) certificate, according to the education section of the CBS 2023 profile (school year 2022/23). That is the lowest of 17 cities in Israel covered on this site.
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel) · saved copyWhat is the school dropout rate in Bene Beraq?
In Bene Beraq, 1.45% of pupils in grades 7 to 12 dropped out of school in 2022/23 (CBS local authority profile). That is 5th highest dropout rate of 17 cities in Israel covered on this site.
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel) · saved copyHow many people in Bene Beraq have a university degree?
10.2% of residents of Bene Beraq aged 25 to 65 held an academic degree in 2022 (7.9% a first degree, 2.2% a second degree and 0.1% a doctorate), according to the CBS profile. That is the lowest of 17 cities in Israel covered on this site.
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel) · saved copyHow many students live in Bene Beraq?
Students made up 2.9% of the number of residents of Bene Beraq aged 20 to 25 in the 2023/24 higher-education figures of the CBS profile. That is the lowest of 17 cities in Israel covered on this site.
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel) · saved copyHow Bene Beraq compares with other cities in Israel
Pupils per teacher (2022/23)
Bene Beraq ranks 1 of 17, highest first.
| Rank | City | Pupils per teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bene Beraq | 13.6 |
| 2 | Rehovot | 11.4 |
| 3 | Ashdod | 11.3 |
| 4 | Ramat Gan | 11.3 |
| 5 | Jerusalem | 11.1 |
| 6 | Rishon Leziyyon | 11.1 |
| 7 | Holon | 11.1 |
Residents aged 25-65 with an academic degree (2022)
Bene Beraq ranks 17 of 17, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents aged 25-65 with an academic degree |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Hadera | 29.0% |
| 12 | Ashqelon | 28.2% |
| 13 | Ashdod | 26.4% |
| 14 | Jerusalem | 25.0% |
| 15 | Bat Yam | 23.4% |
| 16 | Bet Shemesh | 19.6% |
| 17 | Bene Beraq | 10.2% |
School dropout rate, grades 7-12 (2022/23)
Bene Beraq ranks 5 of 17, highest first.
| Rank | City | School dropout rate, grades 7-12 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Jerusalem | 2.76% |
| 3 | Bat Yam | 1.61% |
| 4 | Tel Aviv-Yafo | 1.50% |
| 5 | Bene Beraq | 1.45% |
| 6 | Haifa | 1.29% |
| 7 | Ashqelon | 1.18% |
| 8 | Rehovot | 1.16% |
More on Bene Beraq: overview · economy and jobs · health · poverty and living standards · government budget · all cities in Israel
Sources
- Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel): Local Authorities in Israel 2023: municipality profile, Bene Beraq (Publication 1987), read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c572278dc550…)
- 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…)
Each saved copy is the file exactly as downloaded, kept so the figures can be checked even if the source changes. Report an error.