Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) (%) in Israel
Israel: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) (%) was 89.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
89.8%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
26th
of 164 countries
All-time high
89.8%
in 2025
All-time low
71.6%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Israel, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Israel recorded 89.8% for completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Israel peaked at 89.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 71.6%, in 1981.
Israel ranks 26th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) (%) in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 71.6% | — |
| 1982 | 72.0% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 72.4% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 73.0% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 73.7% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 74.4% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 75.1% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 75.8% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 76.1% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 76.5% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 76.7% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 77.1% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 77.5% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 78.0% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 78.6% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 79.3% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 80.1% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 81.0% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 83.0% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 83.9% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 84.6% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 85.1% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 85.3% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 85.5% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 85.7% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 85.9% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 86.1% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 86.2% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 86.4% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 86.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 86.6% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 86.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 86.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 86.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 87.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 87.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 87.7% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 87.9% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 88.3% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 88.5% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 88.8% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 89.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 89.4% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 89.8% | +0.4% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 89.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 85.0%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Israel's 89.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 53.0%, 1.7× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 73.8% | 71.6% | 76.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 78.7% | 76.5% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.1% | 83.0% | 86.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.0% | 86.4% | 87.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.0% | 88.3% | 89.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More education data for Israel
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.41 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.34 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Israel?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Israel was 89.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 89.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.6% in 1981.
- How does Israel rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data)?
- Israel ranks 26th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release