Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Israel
Israel: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total was 6.23 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Israel, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Israel is 6.23, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Israel peaked at 6.23 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.79, in 1960.
Israel ranks 17th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Israel, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.79 | — |
| 1965 | 4.8 | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 4.81 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 5.06 | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 5.27 | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 5.39 | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 5.58 | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 5.65 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 5.7 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 5.93 | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 6.23 | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.79 | 4.79 | 4.8 | 2 |
| 1970s | 4.93 | 4.81 | 5.06 | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.33 | 5.27 | 5.39 | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.62 | 5.58 | 5.65 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.81 | 5.7 | 5.93 | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.23 | 6.23 | 6.23 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More education data for Israel
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 92,770 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Israel?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Israel was 6.23 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 6.23 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.79 in 1960.
- How does Israel rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total?
- Israel ranks 17th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 25+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 25.