Israel vs Puerto Rico: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education

Israel
38.3%
in 2023
Puerto Rico
38.6%
in 2020
Israel rank
28th
Puerto Rico rank
27th

Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education over time

  • Israel
  • Puerto Rico
1020304050197219972023

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 38.6% against 38.3% in Israel, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Israel ahead.

Israel ranks 28th and Puerto Rico ranks 27th of 129 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 2 and Puerto Rico in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
2000s 41.4% 21.0% 20.4% Israel
2010s 45.3% 32.4% 12.9% Israel
2020s 36.5% 38.6% 2.1% Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education, Israel or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 38.6% against 38.3% in Israel as of 2020.
What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education between Israel and Puerto Rico?
0.3%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Puerto Rico?
6 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2020.
How do Israel and Puerto Rico rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
Israel ranks 28th and Puerto Rico ranks 27th of 129 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Israel vs Puerto Rico: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 03 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/educational-attainment-rate-completed-short-cycle-tertiary-education-or-higher-population/israel/puerto-rico-us/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/educational-attainment-rate-completed-short-cycle-tertiary-education-or-higher-population/israel/puerto-rico-us/">Israel vs Puerto Rico: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
129 places, 2,142 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release