Current sectionIsrael NewsProspective teachers' average university admission test scores are continuing to plummet, while up to a quarter of new teachers leave within three years. Those entering the profession are also increasingly less likely to complete their training or make it into the classroomShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeLior Dattel03:12 PM • August 13 2026 IDTThe academic profile of new teachers entering Israel's education system has declined sharply in recent years, according to data from the Central Bureau of Statistics.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel educationCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesIranWest BankMinnesotaMissing in Vienna GazaSecret Cruise MissileSettler Violence HaQuizHaaretz PodcastIsrael Sees a Drop in Teacher Quality and Retention, Statistics Bureau SaysIDF Evicts Palestinian Families as Settlers Resist Army Operation to End SiegeEx-German Ambassador Urges Measures Against Israel Over SettlementsIsraeli Settlers Move Back to Northern West Bank Settlement Evacuated in 2005Israeli Jews Are Supporting the Destruction of Palestinian HealthcareRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMI50 Years Ago, a Young Israeli Was Crowned the Most Beautiful Woman in the WorldIsrael's Leading Philosopher on Manipulation, Morality and the Future of ZionismWho Is Rebeca Grynspan, the Jewish Frontrunner to Become the Next UN Chief?Phones of Missing Israeli Mother, Daughter Last Traced Near Vienna Train Station'I Saw Pictures of Dead Kids. In the Army They Told Us We Only Kill Terrorists'Israel Elections: How to Actually Read the Polls