Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor gender in Israel
Israel: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor gender was 1.19 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Israel, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Israel recorded 1.19 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2023.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Israel peaked at 1.22 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.13 GPIA, in 2013.
That places Israel 27th out of 108 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 rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor gender in Israel, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.13 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 1.13 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.13 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.13 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.15 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.15 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.14 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.16 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.17 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.17 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.22 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 1.19 GPIA | -2.6% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 1.19 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.15 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Israel's 1.19 GPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.13 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.14 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.18 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More education data for Israel
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.41 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.34 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 71,062 (2009)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Israel?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Israel was 1.19 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Israel rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Israel ranks 27th out of 108 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. 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 rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release