Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender in Israel
Israel: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender was 0.6954 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Israel, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Israel stood at 0.6954 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Israel peaked at 0.755 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5508 GPIA, in 2013.
That places Israel 29th out of 59 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender in Israel, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.5753 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 0.5508 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6282 GPIA | +14.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6555 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6293 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.664 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6117 GPIA | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6283 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5959 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.755 GPIA | +26.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6954 GPIA | -7.9% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 0.6954 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6922 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Israel's 0.6954 GPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.497 GPIA, 1.4× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6179 GPIA | 0.5508 GPIA | 0.664 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.6821 GPIA | 0.5959 GPIA | 0.755 GPIA | 3 |
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 doctoral or equivalent in Israel?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Israel was 0.6954 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 0.755 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5508 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Israel rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Israel ranks 29th out of 59 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. 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 Doctoral or equivalent education, 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