Tag: OECD

The Israeli economy's progress led the OECD year on year.

The Israeli labor force is exceptionally diverse, and different sectors of society have very different employment characteristics.

The crude marriage rate was 6.2 for every 1,000 Israelis, which is among the highest in the OECD countries.

The drop in food prices is particularly interesting given that net salaries have risen by three percent in the same time period.

Israelis currently work among the highest number of hours among OECD member nations.

The quality of Israel’s education has improved over past two decades, and yet Israel is near the bottom of the developed world, its 8th graders get correct answers on only half their math questions, Israel’s weakest students are also the weakest in the developed world, and Israel’s top students rank only in the bottom third of the developed world.

About 60 ministers of education from a range of OECD countries gathered Sunday in Jerusalem for a three-day program to explore Israel’s culture of entrepreneurship.

Israel's consumer confidence is among the lowest in OECD countries, but in most of these countries, other than in Sweden, Denmark and Finland, consumer confidence has been negative.

In Israel every fifth first grader (20%) is overweight, and by the seventh grade 30% — one in three children — are overweight.

Israeli Jews were more satisfied than Israeli Arabs — 60% vs. 48% respectively.

Of all the external causes of death, the biggest gender gap was in incidents of suicides, traffic accidents and murder.

Straight from the Jerusalem Boardroom #174.

Israel’s gross domestic product is expected to grow at a much higher annual rate than the United States for the next 48 years, according to a report by the OECD.

According to a new study released Tuesday, Israel is the world’s second most educated country, after Canada.

In a recent survey of the OECD's 34 countries, Israel ranked sixth in 'life satisfaction.' Israelis are also among the healthiest in the developed world, with a low obesity rate (13.8%) and an average life expectancy of nearly 82 years.

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) raised its 2012 economic growth estimate for Israel to 3.2 percent, up from its November estimate of 2.9 percent.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: "The Israeli economy grew more than most Western economies, almost 2.5 times the OECD average...In contrast to the collapsing economies around us, Israel's credit rating was upgraded last year."

Results were derived from OECD report, Education at a Glance 2011.