87% of students: Teaching staff do not prepare us for the future

A new study by the Kantar Institute, presented at the Edunation 2026 conference in Jerusalem, reveals that 87% of students and 76% of parents believe the education system does not prepare students for the future, while only 43% of teaching staff think so. Students are calling for studies in economics, security, and digital tools.

At the international education conference Edunation 2026 in Jerusalem, a new study by the Kantar Institute was presented, revealing significant gaps between the perceptions of teaching staff and how students and parents experience the education system. 87% of youth and 76% of parents believe the education system does not prepare students for the future at all, or only to a small extent, compared to 43% of teaching staff who think they are preparing them. Students are asking for practical tools: 75% of them and 86% of parents support integrating economics and financial management studies. 43% of youth believe that security, cyber, and intelligence studies should be added. Over 80% of students and parents believe that teaching staff do not sufficiently address the effects of social networks. A surprising statistic: 57.2% of youth see the gaps between the center and the periphery as marginal or non-existent. 66% of students are dissatisfied with the system. The survey was conducted among 607 respondents: 201 youth, 204 parents, and 202 teachers and principals, with a sampling error of 4.1%+.