Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population in Israel
Israel: Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population was 34.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population in Israel, 2012–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Israel stood at 34.3%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.5% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Israel peaked at 34.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.4%, in 2022.
That places Israel 15th out of 112 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population in Israel, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 29.0% | — |
| 2013 | 29.2% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 30.4% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 30.8% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 31.2% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 32.0% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 32.9% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 32.9% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 33.1% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 33.7% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 28.4% | -15.7% |
| 2023 | 34.3% | +20.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31.1% | 29.0% | 32.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 32.4% | 28.4% | 34.3% | 4 |
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More education data for Israel
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.9923 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Israel?
- Educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Israel was 34.3% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 34.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.4% in 2022.
- How does Israel rank for educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population?
- Israel ranks 15th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Bachelor's or equivalent.