High income vs Israel: Compulsory education, duration

High income
11 years
in 2025
Israel
15 years
in 2025
High income rank
4th
Israel rank
3rd

Compulsory education, duration over time

  • High income
  • Israel
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How they compare

Israel currently reports 15 years against 11 years in High income, a difference of 4 years.

That makes Israel's figure about 1.4 times High income's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.

High income ranks 4th and Israel ranks 3rd of 45 groups.

Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Israel Difference Ahead
1990s 9 years 11 years 2 years Israel
2000s 9.7 years 11.2 years 1.5 years Israel
2010s 10 years 13.8 years 3.8 years Israel
2020s 10.75 years 15 years 4.25 years Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compulsory education, duration, High income or Israel?
Israel, at 15 years against 11 years in High income as of 2025.
What is the difference in compulsory education, duration between High income and Israel?
4 years, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Israel?
28 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
How do High income and Israel rank globally for compulsory education, duration?
High income ranks 4th and Israel ranks 3rd of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Compulsory education, duration (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Compulsory education, duration (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 6,506 data points, 1975–2025
Last refreshed

Duration of compulsory education is the number of years that children are legally obliged to attend school.