Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in Israel

Israel: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary was 37.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
37.8%
World rank
6th
of 144 countries
All-time high
37.8%
in 2010
All-time low
7.4%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in Israel, 1960–2010

102030401960198520101960: 7.4 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1965: 9.7 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1970: 11.3 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1975: 16.2 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1980: 18.7 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1985: 22.3 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1990: 25.7 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1995: 30 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2000: 34.1 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2005: 34.9 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2010: 37.8 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.

Analysis

Israel recorded 37.8% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in Israel peaked at 37.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 1960.

That places Israel 6th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in Israel, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary) in Israel, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Tertiary Change
1960 7.4%
1965 9.7% +31.2%
1970 11.3% +16.6%
1975 16.2% +43.4%
1980 18.7% +15.1%
1985 22.3% +19.4%
1990 25.7% +15.1%
1995 30.0% +16.8%
2000 34.1% +13.8%
2005 34.9% +2.3%
2010 37.8% +8.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8.6% 7.4% 9.7% 2
1970s 13.8% 11.3% 16.2% 2
1980s 20.5% 18.7% 22.3% 2
1990s 27.8% 25.7% 30.0% 2
2000s 34.5% 34.1% 34.9% 2
2010s 37.8% 37.8% 37.8% 1

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 3 Canada 46.9% compare
  2. 4 Ukraine 42.9% compare
  3. 5 Ireland 41.7% compare
  4. 7 New Zealand 36.4% compare
  5. 8 Estonia 36.1% compare
  6. 9 Korea 36.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in Israel?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in Israel was 37.8% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 37.8% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 1960.
How does Israel rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary?
Israel ranks 6th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Tertiary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)