Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Israel
Israel: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.9791 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Israel, 1972–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Israel stood at 0.9791 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Israel peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.8378 GPIA, in 1972.
Israel ranks 60th of 131 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.8378 GPIA | — |
| 1982 | 0.8712 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 0.884 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPIA | +13.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9972 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9671 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9681 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.962 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9669 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9688 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9689 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.967 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9703 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9747 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9736 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9735 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9776 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9762 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9758 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9785 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9791 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8378 GPIA | 0.8378 GPIA | 0.8378 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.8776 GPIA | 0.8712 GPIA | 0.884 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9845 GPIA | 0.9671 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9703 GPIA | 0.962 GPIA | 0.9776 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9774 GPIA | 0.9758 GPIA | 0.9791 GPIA | 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 0.9791 GPIA 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 1.01 GPIA in 2004.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8378 GPIA in 1972.
- How does Israel rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Israel ranks 60th out of 131 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 1.1%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release