Education in Bet Shemesh, Israel: official figures
Bet Shemesh had 170 schools, 1,636 classes and 36,925 pupils in the 2022/23 school year, according to the CBS profile (25,704 pupils in primary and 11,221 in secondary education). That is 9th most pupils of 17 cities in Israel covered on this site.
How many pupils are in each class in Bet Shemesh?
Primary school classes in Bet Shemesh averaged 25.4 pupils in 2022/23, and there were 10.0 pupils for each teacher across the city (CBS local authority profile). That is 5th 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 Bet Shemesh?
There were 3,365 teaching staff working in schools in Bet Shemesh in 2022/23, according to the CBS profile.
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel) · saved copyWhat percentage of students in Bet Shemesh pass the bagrut matriculation exams?
30.1% of 12th-grade pupils in Bet Shemesh were eligible for a matriculation (bagrut) certificate, according to the education section of the CBS 2023 profile (school year 2022/23). That is 2nd lowest of 17 cities in Israel covered on this site.
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel) · saved copyWhat is the school dropout rate in Bet Shemesh?
In Bet Shemesh, 3.17% of pupils in grades 7 to 12 dropped out of school in 2022/23 (CBS local authority profile). That is the highest dropout rate of 17 cities in Israel covered on this site.
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel) · saved copyHow many people in Bet Shemesh have a university degree?
19.6% of residents of Bet Shemesh aged 25 to 65 held an academic degree in 2022 (13.3% a first degree, 6.0% a second degree and 0.3% a doctorate), according to the CBS profile. That is 2nd lowest of 17 cities in Israel covered on this site.
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel) · saved copyHow many students live in Bet Shemesh?
Students made up 6.7% of the number of residents of Bet Shemesh aged 20 to 25 in the 2023/24 higher-education figures of the CBS profile. That is 2nd lowest of 17 cities in Israel covered on this site.
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel) · saved copyHow Bet Shemesh compares with other cities in Israel
Pupils per teacher (2022/23)
Bet Shemesh ranks 13 of 17, highest first.
| Rank | City | Pupils per teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 16 | Bat Yam | 9.6 |
Residents aged 25-65 with an academic degree (2022)
Bet Shemesh ranks 16 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)
Bet Shemesh ranks 1 of 17, highest first.
| Rank | City | School dropout rate, grades 7-12 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bet Shemesh | 3.17% |
| 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% |
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Sources
- Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel): Local Authorities in Israel 2023: municipality profile, Bet Shemesh (Publication 1987), read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 fec3e6da1eee…)
- 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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