Duration of compulsory education in Israel
Israel: Duration of compulsory education was 15 years in 2025. β² Rising
Duration of compulsory education in Israel, 1998β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, duration of compulsory education in Israel stood at 15 years. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Israel peaked at 15 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 11 years, in 1998.
That places Israel 3rd out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11 years | 11 years | 11 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.2 years | 11 years | 13 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.8 years | 13 years | 15 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 15 years | 15 years | 15 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 1 Anguilla 12 years compare
- 1 Cook Islands 12 years compare
- 1 Montserrat 12 years compare
- 1 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 17 years compare
- 2 Guatemala 16 years compare
- 3 Dominican Republic 15 years compare
- 3 Ecuador 15 years compare
- 3 El Salvador 15 years compare
- 3 Tonga 15 years compare
- 4 Niue 11 years compare
- 4 Tokelau 11 years compare
- 6 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 0 years compare
More education data for Israel
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 92,770 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0093 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Israel?
- Duration of compulsory education in Israel was 15 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 15 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 years in 1998.
- How does Israel rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Israel ranks 3rd out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. 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 Duration of compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release