Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Israel
Israel: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 96.5% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Latest (2015)
96.5%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
44th
of 100 countries
All-time high
96.7%
in 2012
All-time low
95.4%
in 2010
Years of data
6
2010–2015
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Israel, 2010–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Israel is 96.5%, measured in 2015.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Israel ranks 44th of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 95.4% | — |
| 2011 | 95.8% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 96.7% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 96.7% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 96.3% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
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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 primary education or higher in Israel?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Israel was 96.5% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 96.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.4% in 2010.
- How does Israel rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Israel ranks 44th out of 100 countries with data for 2015.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release