Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both in Israel
Israel: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both was 38.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Israel, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Israel recorded 38.3% for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.8% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Israel peaked at 38.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31.2%, in 2012.
That places Israel 8th out of 112 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 31.2% | — |
| 2013 | 31.4% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 32.8% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 33.2% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 34.0% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 34.9% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 35.8% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 36.2% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 36.5% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 37.2% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 32.5% | -12.6% |
| 2023 | 38.3% | +17.8% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 38.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.7%, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Israel's 38.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 24.8%, 1.5× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.7% | 31.2% | 36.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 36.1% | 32.5% | 38.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 5 Lithuania 41.3% compare
- 6 United Kingdom 39.6% compare
- 7 United States 39.1% compare
- 9 Belgium 37.4% compare
- 10 Australia 36.8% compare
- 11 Netherlands 36.6% compare
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 38.3% 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 38.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.2% in 2012.
- How does Israel rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Israel ranks 8th out of 112 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 22.0%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release