{"id":189917,"date":"2025-12-17T19:46:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T19:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/189917\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T19:46:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T19:46:09","slug":"brain-drain-12-of-israelis-with-phds-lived-abroad-last-year-finds-state-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/189917\/","title":{"rendered":"Brain drain: 12% of Israelis with PhDs lived abroad last year, finds state report"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a worrying sign of Israel\u2019s \u201cbrain drain,\u201d about 12% of those who attained PhDs in Israel over a 28-year period were living abroad for at least three years as of 2024, according to a survey<\/a> published Tuesday by the Central Bureau of Statistics.<\/p>\n

The findings reflect a growing trend of Israelis leaving the country in recent years, in the shadow of Israel\u2019s two-year war with Gaza and ongoing political uncertainty.<\/p>\n

Some 54,778 people who graduated between 1990 and 2018, or 6.2% of all graduates of Israeli universities and colleges, lived abroad at the end of the year, according to data compiled by CBS in collaboration with the National Council for Research and Development.<\/p>\n

The tendency to relocate is nearly double among graduates in STEM fields like science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. More than 25% of students with PhD degrees in math, and nearly 22% of computer science PhD graduates, reside overseas, the survey found, as had 8% of medical degree graduates.<\/p>\n

The findings are \u201ca wake-up call and a serious warning sign to decision-makers,\u201d the Council of Heads of Research Universities said in a statement. \u201cIsraeli academia invests a lot of resources in training the brightest minds, and the state loses them at the moment of truth. This is a direct blow to the growth engines of the Israeli economy, security, high-tech and our national resilience.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Without greater investment in research infrastructure and creating certainty for young researchers, Israel \u201cwill continue to provide the world with our best scientists, instead of their building their future here,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tAn Israeli passport on January 18, 2023. (Nati Shohat\/Flash90)<\/p>\n

The report comes as Israelis leave Israel for other locations at an unprecedented pace, a phenomenon that has been attributed to Israel\u2019s war with Hamas in Gaza and political unrest that culminated in mass protests against the government\u2019s judicial overhaul plan in 2023.<\/p>\n

According to a report<\/a> presented to the Knesset\u2019s Immigration and Absorption Committee in October, more than 125,000 Israeli citizens moved abroad between early 2022 and mid-2024, the country\u2019s largest-ever loss of human capital in such a short period.<\/p>\n

Last month, a study<\/a> published by the Israel Democracy Institute found that as many as 27% of Israelis were considering leaving the country.<\/p>\n


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