Current sectionIsrael NewsThe scores show Israeli students performing far below expected requirements. PISA scores released earlier Tuesday show a similar trend, with Israel ranking 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 Dattel11:47 PM • September 08 2026 IDTIsrael's Education Ministry on Tuesday night released previously withheld standardized national test results showing low achievement in science, English and math, after the attorney general ordered the ministry to publish the data.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel educationDruzeIsraeli politicsAttorney General of IsraelCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahu October 7U.K. sanctionsIran-U.S.EisenkotPISABen-GvirGazaIsrael ElectionHaQuizHaaretz PodcastNetanyahu Tries to Run From Oct. 7, Making His Culpability a Key Election IssueIran Launches Heavy Overnight Attacks on Ships in Gulf, Missiles at JordanU.K. Heralds New Reality That Won't End With NetanyahuNetanyahu's Likud Party Files Knesset Slate, Includes PM's Handpicked CandidatesFor Palestinian Citizens of Israel, Voting Has Become an Expression of FearRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMINetanyahu Got an Explicit Warning Before Oct. 7. He Didn't Brief Security Chiefs'Piece of Shit': U.S. Senator Urges Ben-Gvir Ban After Emaciated Prisoner VideoThink 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?