Last year, Israel was ranked 22nd. The index contained 144 countries

Israel is ranked second most educated country in the world, among OECD member countries in terms of the number of academics

Israel is ranked 25th out of the 34 OECD member states, ahead of only Turkey, Italy, and Greece

That is the second year Israel is ranked number 15. Norway is leading and zimbabwe is last on the list

Israel improved ranking in the World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Report 2010-2011, moving to 24 place compared to 27 place last year

Israel was ranked 32nd in the organization's index, a slight improvement from the year before, when it ranked 33rd

Israel fell to 27th place from 23rd place last year and from 14th place three years ago. Qatar leads the rankings from the Middle East