Israel Posts Muslim Population Education Statistics on Social Media

The State of Israel's official Arabic-language X account posted education statistics for the country's Muslim population on Tuesday. The post cited the Central Bureau of Statistics and used the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha as its reference point. 8 percent. The plurality of this population lives in Jerusalem.

More than three-quarters of Israel's nearly 409,000 Muslim students qualify for the Bagrut certificate, the high school diploma. Almost 50,000 Muslim students are enrolled in Israeli higher education institutions. Female Muslim students outnumber male Muslim students by more than double in enrollment for a first university degree.

Muslim participation in Israel's labor force stands at just over 50 percent. Male participation exceeds female participation by more than 50 percent. The post asked readers how education and employment conditions compare in their own countries and invited them to share data with the account.