Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Israel
Israel: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. was 11.8% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Israel, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
Israel recorded 11.8% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Israel peaked at 43.1% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2010.
That places Israel 106th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Israel, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 43.1% | — |
| 1965 | 40.4% | -6.3% |
| 1970 | 37.0% | -8.4% |
| 1975 | 34.2% | -7.6% |
| 1980 | 30.6% | -10.5% |
| 1985 | 28.1% | -8.1% |
| 1990 | 26.4% | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 25.0% | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 22.9% | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 20.9% | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | -43.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.7% | 40.4% | 43.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 35.6% | 34.2% | 37.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 29.4% | 28.1% | 30.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 25.7% | 25.0% | 26.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.9% | 20.9% | 22.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 11.8% | 11.8% | 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 25+ with primary schooling. in Israel?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Israel was 11.8% 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 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 43.1% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2010.
- How does Israel rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling.?
- Israel ranks 106th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)