Number of academic staff in universities in Israel 2022, by teaching field

A total of 3,887 staff, or just over 10 percent of the total academic staff in the country (nearly 37,000), were employed in the teaching field of engineering and architecture in 2022. The number of academic staff teaching in these fields has remained stable in recent years in Israel . The country’s higher education system consists of ten universities and 58 colleges, geographically dispersed throughout the country.

Strong focus on technology-oriented studies

The motivation to join the internationally renowned high-tech workforce in Israel is high, as evidenced by the number of academic staff in these fields as well as evident by the 26,547 students enrolled in this field , which constituted the most popular field of education in Israeli universities in the 2020/21 academic year. The demand for degrees in these fields has increased due to the high wages in the high-tech sector, which were double the national average in 2016. In 2021, the leading high-tech industries by number of employees were computer programming, computer product manufacturing and engineering as well as science research and development. They accounted for nearly 78 percent of all high-tech employees that year.

Decrease in the number of exit deals for startups

Although the high-tech sector in Israel still plays a significant role in the country's economy and identity as a "start-up nation", a certain decline has started in the number of investments over the past two years. The number of exit deals for startups in the country also dropped from 270 in 2021 to only 132 in 2022. With only 43 exit deals in the first half of 2023, about half of the 83 in the first half of the previous year 2022, this year does not seem to be positive either.