Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Israel
Israel: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 85.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Israel, 2004–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Israel is 85.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Israel peaked at 85.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 51.7%, in 2004.
Israel ranks 17th of 142 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Israel, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 51.7% | — |
| 2007 | 76.8% | +48.3% |
| 2009 | 77.3% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 77.6% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 78.5% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 80.3% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 80.7% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 81.2% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 81.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 83.4% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 83.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 83.5% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 84.2% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 85.2% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 85.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 81.5% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 85.2% | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.6% | 51.7% | 77.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 81.4% | 77.6% | 84.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.3% | 81.5% | 85.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Israel
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.44 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Israel?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Israel was 85.2% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 85.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.7% in 2004.
- How does Israel rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Israel ranks 17th out of 142 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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 completed upper secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed upper secondary education.