Current sectionIsrael NewsThe report states that Israel's steep decline is only matched by Turkey's in 2015, and that Israel's current rank is 31st out of 35 countries in overall student proficiencyShare 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 Dattel09:15 PM • September 08 2026 IDTIsraeli students' scores in the 2025 Programme for International Student Assessment, or PISA, fell by more than 20 points in mathematics, science and reading, reaching their lowest levels since Israel began participating in the international assessment in 2000, a new report published Tuesday by the OECD says. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel educationIsraeli politicsScience & TechnologyOECDCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahu October 7Iran-U.S.EisenkotAfDBen-GvirHadashIsrael ElectionHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIsrael's High Court Weighs Legality of Voter-tracking Apps Ahead of ElectionCovenant Emerges From Stealth With Plans for Low-cost Cruise MissilesIsrael's Response to U.K. Settlement Sanctions Is a Media-hyped NothingburgerSeveral European Countries Say Settlement Trade Restrictions Hinge on EU ActionNew Poll: Vance Struggles to Win GOP Jewish Support Despite Outreach EffortsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMINetanyahu Got an Explicit Warning Before Oct. 7. He Didn't Brief Security ChiefsThink Bibi Is Bad? Meet Sara NetanyahuIMDb Replaces the Name Israel With 'The Occupied Palestinian Territories'Water Crisis Triggered by Gaza's Ruin: Israel Is Paying the Price of DestructionWhat Did Netanyahu Really Do on the Morning of October 7?Netanyahu Was Warned About October 7. Will Haaretz's Exposé Change Anything?