Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Israel
Israel: Government spending on education as a share of GDP was 5.9% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Israel, 1973–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Israel recorded 5.9% for government spending on education as a share of gdp in 2022.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Israel peaked at 7.6% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 1988.
Israel ranks 31st of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.8% | 5.1% | 6.4% | 7 |
| 1980s | 6.2% | 4.3% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.7% | 5.2% | 6.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 5.3% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 5.4% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 5.9% | 6.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 28 South Africa 6.0% compare
- 29 Morocco 6.0% compare
- 30 Mozambique 6.0% compare
- 32 United Kingdom 5.9% compare
- 33 Bhutan 5.8% compare
- 34 Nauru 5.8% compare
More education data for Israel
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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 92,770 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.79 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending on education as a share of gdp in Israel?
- Government spending on education as a share of gdp in Israel was 5.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 1985.
- What is the lowest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 1988.
- How does Israel rank for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Israel ranks 31st out of 199 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government spending on education as a share of gdp rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.