Data & Statistics

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Data & Statistics

Facts and Figures on IDF Preparation
From the Ministry of Immigrant Absorption 2007

Current Situation
• About 3,500 Ethiopian-Israeli soldiers are serving in the IDF
• The enlistment rate to the IDF is:
• 90% for boys (72% native Israelis)
• 69% for girls (58% native Israelis)
• The percent of soldiers who enlist to elite combat units - 40% (at the beginning of their
service)

Goals/Challenges
• Army Service - increase percentage of commanders and officers who are placed in
significant jobs
• Discharge from the army before the completion of service - 24% of Ethiopian-Israelis are
discharged before they complete their army service.
• Prison - 16% of Ethiopian-Israeli soldiers were imprisoned at least once over the course of
their army service
• Education - 10% have only 10 years of schooling
• Assistance with personal affairs - 36% are eligible for help with personal affairs.

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