Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Israel
Israel: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 100.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 136 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2016
All-time low
83.0%
in 1972
Years of data
21
1972–2023
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Israel, 1972–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Israel recorded 100.0% for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Israel peaked at 100.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 83.0%, in 1972.
That places Israel 1st out of 136 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 83.0% | — |
| 1982 | 90.3% | +8.8% |
| 1983 | 89.5% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 97.1% | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 96.3% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 96.9% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 97.1% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 96.9% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 97.4% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 97.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 83.0% | 83.0% | 83.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 89.9% | 89.5% | 90.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 96.8% | 96.3% | 97.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 96.9% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 1 Albania 100.0% compare
- 1 Australia 100.0% compare
- 1 Austria 100.0% compare
- 1 Belgium 100.0% compare
- 1 Bulgaria 100.0% compare
- 1 Bermuda 100.0% compare
- 1 Canada 100.0% compare
- 1 Switzerland 100.0% compare
- 1 Cook Islands 99.4% compare
- 1 Czechia 100.0% compare
- 1 Germany 100.0% compare
- 1 Denmark 100.0% compare
- 1 Spain 100.0% compare
- 1 Finland 100.0% compare
- 1 France 100.0% compare
- 1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 100.0% compare
- 1 Greece 100.0% compare
- 1 Croatia 100.0% compare
- 1 Hungary 100.0% compare
- 1 Ireland 100.0% compare
- 1 Iceland 100.0% compare
- 1 Italy 100.0% compare
- 1 Lithuania 100.0% compare
- 1 Luxembourg 100.0% compare
- 1 Latvia 100.0% compare
- 1 Malta 100.0% compare
- 1 Netherlands 100.0% compare
- 1 Norway 100.0% compare
- 1 Portugal 100.0% compare
- 1 Romania 100.0% compare
- 1 Slovakia 100.0% compare
- 1 Slovenia 100.0% compare
- 1 Sweden 100.0% compare
More education data for Israel
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Israel?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Israel was 100.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.0% in 1972.
- How does Israel rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Israel ranks 1st out of 136 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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 Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release