Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Israel
Israel: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary was 9.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Israel, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.
Analysis
Israel recorded 9.8% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 75.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Israel peaked at 44.2% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2010.
Israel ranks 72nd of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Israel, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Tertiary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.3% | — |
| 1965 | 23.5% | +76.7% |
| 1970 | 15.5% | -34.0% |
| 1975 | 32.7% | +111.0% |
| 1980 | 20.1% | -38.5% |
| 1985 | 33.2% | +65.1% |
| 1990 | 37.1% | +11.9% |
| 1995 | 44.2% | +19.0% |
| 2000 | 39.3% | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 11.4% | -70.9% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | -14.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.4% | 13.3% | 23.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 24.1% | 15.5% | 32.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 26.6% | 20.1% | 33.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 40.7% | 37.1% | 44.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.4% | 11.4% | 39.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 9.8% | 9.8% | 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 20-24 with tertiary in Israel?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Israel was 9.8% 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 20-24 with tertiary recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 44.2% in 1995.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2010.
- How does Israel rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary?
- Israel ranks 72nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.2%. 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 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)