Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Israel
Israel: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 42.1% 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 42.1% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Israel peaked at 50.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 1983.
Israel ranks 26th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 12.4% | — |
| 1982 | 20.9% | +68.3% |
| 1983 | 9.0% | -56.9% |
| 2004 | 22.7% | +152.2% |
| 2006 | 42.5% | +87.4% |
| 2007 | 43.8% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 45.3% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 45.8% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 46.1% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 47.6% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 48.4% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 50.0% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 50.0% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 38.5% | -23.0% |
| 2019 | 39.4% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 39.7% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 40.5% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 44.8% | +10.8% |
| 2023 | 42.1% | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.4% | 12.4% | 12.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 14.9% | 9.0% | 20.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 38.6% | 22.7% | 45.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 45.7% | 38.5% | 50.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 41.8% | 39.7% | 44.8% | 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Israel?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Israel was 42.1% 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 50.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 1983.
- How does Israel rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Israel ranks 26th out of 128 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 13.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release