JERUSALEM, Jan. 6 (JTA) — Israelis are among the best educated people in the world, according to a recent international survey. Israel ranked second in the percentage of its residents who hold at least a high school degree, according to the survey conducted by the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development. The survey found that 35 percent of Israelis between the ages of 25-64 hold at least a high school degree. The survey also found that some 20 percent of Israelis hold university degrees, which placed the country third in the industrialized world. In 1983, by comparison, about 11 percent of Israelis had university degrees. Much of that increase was attributed to the large influx of educated immigrants from the former Soviet Union during the early 1990s.
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