Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Israel
Israel: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 34.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Israel, 1972–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Israel recorded 34.3% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.4% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Israel peaked at 44.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 1983.
Israel ranks 30th of 129 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.2% | 17.2% | 17.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 19.5% | 13.6% | 25.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 39.7% | 39.5% | 40.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 39.9% | 32.9% | 44.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 34.9% | 33.1% | 38.7% | 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Israel?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Israel was 34.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 44.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 1983.
- How does Israel rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Israel ranks 30th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. 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 short-cycle tertiary 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