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6. Jewish educational attainment
In Israel, Jews are more educated than Muslims, but the gap is narrowing
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- 6. Jewish educational attainment
- Jewish gender gap in higher education has reversed
- In most regions of the world, youngest Jewish women have more average years of schooling than youngest men
- In every region of the world, 99% or more of Jews in the youngest generation have at least some basic schooling
- Jews have made largest gains in average years of schooling in Europe
- Globally, Jewish men and women average an equal number of years of schooling
- Nearly all Jews have at least some formal schooling and 61% have higher education
- Jews are highly educated in most countries where they live
- Jews have 13.4 years of schooling, on average, worldwide
- Jewish gender gap has reversed across generations
- Among Jews worldwide, almost all have at least some schooling
- In Israel, Jews are more educated than Muslims, but the gap is narrowing
- Globally, Jews maintain high education levels across generations
- Youngest Jewish women more likely than youngest men to have higher education across regions