Enlistment data by school and sector

Enlistment Map by School, Sector and Region

An interactive comparison of 872 schools: enlistment, combat, officer and meaningful-service rates by sector, gender and year. Averages are weighted by the number of 12th-grade students.

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Selected Metric by Sector

A quick comparison of each sector on the selected metric.

92.5%
Secular
86.8%
Religious-Zionist
11.7%
Haredi
79.4%
Druze

Metrics Map by Sector and Gender

Enlistment, combat and officer rates for each sector and gender. A darker color indicates a higher value.

SecularBoys
๐Ÿช– Enlistment rate92.5%
โš”๏ธ Combat service among enlistees46.2%
๐ŸŽ–๏ธ Officers among enlistees6.8%
Religious-ZionistBoys
๐Ÿช– Enlistment rate86.8%
โš”๏ธ Combat service among enlistees60.2%
๐ŸŽ–๏ธ Officers among enlistees7.7%
HarediBoys
๐Ÿช– Enlistment rate11.7%
โš”๏ธ Combat service among enlistees32.9%
๐ŸŽ–๏ธ Officers among enlistees0.5%
DruzeBoys
๐Ÿช– Enlistment rate79.4%
โš”๏ธ Combat service among enlistees45.7%
๐ŸŽ–๏ธ Officers among enlistees3.8%
SecularGirls
๐Ÿช– Enlistment rate91.1%
โš”๏ธ Combat service among enlistees13.7%
๐ŸŽ–๏ธ Officers among enlistees7.6%
Religious-ZionistGirls
๐Ÿช– Enlistment rate29.9%
โš”๏ธ Combat service among enlistees17.9%
๐ŸŽ–๏ธ Officers among enlistees11.9%
HarediGirls
๐Ÿช– Enlistment rate0.3%
โš”๏ธ Combat service among enlistees24.6%
๐ŸŽ–๏ธ Officers among enlistees0%
DruzeGirls
๐Ÿช– Enlistment rateโ€”
โš”๏ธ Combat service among enlisteesโ€”
๐ŸŽ–๏ธ Officers among enlisteesโ€”

Color is computed separately per metric, to highlight who is high or low within the same column.

Notes, Sources & Clarifications

Metric definitions, the data source and the caveats worth knowing before comparing.

Cohort year
The 2024 data refers to 12th-grade graduates from the 2002โ€“2003 cohort โ€” roughly three years after finishing school.
Data source
The enlistment data was obtained from the IDF (the institutions-and-cities system, Chief Manpower Officer's bureau) under the Freedom of Information Act, courtesy of the Movement for Freedom of Information.
Calculation method
The enlistment rate is calculated out of the 12th-grade cohort. Combat and officer rates are calculated out of enlistees only: total combat soldiers or officers divided by total enlistees. The aggregate figures match the โ€œFull Enlistment Dataโ€ file in the โ€œData Sourcesโ€ tab.
Schools with no enlistment
Schools from which no one enlisted (142 in 2024) are not included in the main averages; including them would lower the enlistment rate, mainly in the Haredi sector. You can show them in the schools table and they also appear in the full downloadable file.
Haredi sector
The enlistment rate in the Haredi sector is overestimated, because of many schools the IDF does not recognize. Assuming no one enlists from them, the male enlistment rate stands at about 8.5% (2024).
Druze
The โ€˜Druzeโ€™ group also includes Arab and mixed schools (Christian and Muslim), not only Druze.