Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral both in Israel
Israel: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral both was 1.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Israel, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Israel is 1.6%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 56.5% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Israel peaked at 1.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2022.
Israel ranks 10th of 67 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral both in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.4% | — |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -26.8% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | +56.5% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 1.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 1.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Israel's 1.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.7%, 2.3× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 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 doctoral or equivalent in Israel?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Israel was 1.6% 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 1.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2022.
- How does Israel rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Israel ranks 10th out of 67 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 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release