Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Israel
Israel: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 15.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Israel, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Israel is 15.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 21.5% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Israel peaked at 15.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2012.
That places Israel 17th out of 82 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.0% | 11.8% | 14.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 12.6% | 15.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 14 Cyprus 15.9% compare
- 15 Türkiye 15.8% compare
- 16 Lithuania, Republic of 15.8% compare
- 18 Netherlands 15.2% compare
- 19 United States 15.0% compare
- 20 Finland 14.9% compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 97.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0093 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Israel?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Israel was 15.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2012.
- How does Israel rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Israel ranks 17th out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. 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 Master'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