JERUSALEM STUDY: ISRAELI PRESCHOOL ATTENDANCE THROUGH AGE THREE HAVE ONLY A NEGLIGIBLE IMPACT ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN FOURTH GRADE

24.11.2021

Unlike most Western countries, especially those in Europe, Israel has a high fertility rate – an average of three children per woman, compared to 1.6 in the OECD countries. As a result, the younger age groups are substantially larger in Israel than the older age groups…

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