Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Israel
Israel: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. was 20.3% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Israel, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Israel is 20.3%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Israel peaked at 20.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 1960.
That places Israel 10th 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 population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Israel, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.2% | — |
| 1965 | 6.3% | +19.2% |
| 1970 | 6.8% | +7.8% |
| 1975 | 9.6% | +42.5% |
| 1980 | 10.9% | +13.8% |
| 1985 | 12.8% | +16.6% |
| 1990 | 14.2% | +11.2% |
| 1995 | 16.3% | +14.6% |
| 2000 | 18.3% | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 18.8% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 20.3% | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.8% | 5.2% | 6.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 8.2% | 6.8% | 9.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 11.9% | 10.9% | 12.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 15.2% | 14.2% | 16.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.6% | 18.3% | 18.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 20.3% | 20.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More education data for Israel
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 71,062 (2009)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 7,660 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 291,410 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 277,964 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 948,390 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.05 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9923 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1048 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Israel?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Israel was 20.3% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 1960.
- How does Israel rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling.?
- Israel ranks 10th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. 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 population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary