Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Israel
Israel: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 92.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Israel, 1972–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Israel recorded 92.6% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Israel peaked at 94.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 50.1%, in 1983.
Israel ranks 37th of 132 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 50.2% | — |
| 1982 | 63.9% | +27.4% |
| 1983 | 50.1% | -21.6% |
| 2004 | 94.7% | +88.9% |
| 2006 | 75.5% | -20.3% |
| 2007 | 85.8% | +13.7% |
| 2009 | 86.2% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 86.8% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 87.2% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 87.6% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 89.9% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 90.4% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 90.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 91.9% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 91.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 91.6% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 91.9% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 92.8% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 92.7% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 92.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 92.6% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50.2% | 50.2% | 50.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 57.0% | 50.1% | 63.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 85.6% | 75.5% | 94.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 90.0% | 86.8% | 91.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.7% | 92.6% | 92.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More education data for Israel
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 92,770 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.44 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Israel?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Israel was 92.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 94.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.1% in 1983.
- How does Israel rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Israel ranks 37th out of 132 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 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 rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release