Israel vs South Africa: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes

Israel
67,433
in 2024
South Africa
62,467
in 2023
Israel rank
51st
South Africa rank
54th

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes over time

  • Israel
  • South Africa
020.0k40.0k60.0k201220182024

How they compare

Israel currently reports 67,433 against 62,467 in South Africa, a difference of 4,966.

That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Israel ahead.

Israel ranks 51st and South Africa ranks 54th of 128 countries.

Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel South Africa Difference Ahead
2010s 60,970 59,880 1,090 Israel
2020s 66,759 61,698 5,061 Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes, Israel or South Africa?
Israel, at 67,433 against 62,467 in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes between Israel and South Africa?
4,966, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and South Africa?
11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
How do Israel and South Africa rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes?
Israel ranks 51st and South Africa ranks 54th of 128 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes (number). 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 South Africa: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 09 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/enrolment-in-tertiary-education-isced-7-programmes-both-sexes-number-2/israel/south-africa/

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/enrolment-in-tertiary-education-isced-7-programmes-both-sexes-number-2/israel/south-africa/">Israel vs South Africa: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
333 places, 3,877 data points, 2002–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release