Haredi and Arab students are expected to account for 44 percent of all primary and secondary school students by 2017, according to a report released by the Bureau of Central Statistics on Monday.
According to the report, within five years 26% (447,577) of the students will be Arab and 18% (209,910) will be haredi. Students attending non-religious public schools will remain the largest group, at 41% (699,174) -- down from 52% today -- while 14% (237,853) will attend religious public schools.
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While Arab growth in primary and secondary school attendance outpaced Jewish growth in the past decade (30% to 16%), a smaller number continued on to university education.
"The number of Arabs in higher education did not rise, and even fell somewhat," the report said.
Between 2013-2017, the total number of students in the education system is expected grow from 1.579 million to 1.695 million, a 7.3% increase.