Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender in Israel
Israel: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender was 1.19 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Israel, 1972–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Israel is 1.19 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Israel peaked at 1.19 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5752 GPIA, in 2004.
Israel ranks 35th of 127 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender in Israel, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.7219 GPIA | — |
| 1982 | 0.8219 GPIA | +13.9% |
| 1983 | 0.6633 GPIA | -19.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5752 GPIA | -13.3% |
| 2006 | 1.07 GPIA | +86.4% |
| 2007 | 1.1 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.11 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.09 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.13 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 1.13 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.13 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.12 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.14 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 1.16 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.17 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.17 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.14 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 1.19 GPIA | +4.2% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 1.19 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.14 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Israel's 1.19 GPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.11 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender in Israel changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +86.4% | 0.5752 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7219 GPIA | 0.7219 GPIA | 0.7219 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.7426 GPIA | 0.6633 GPIA | 0.8219 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9644 GPIA | 0.5752 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.13 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.16 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More education data for Israel
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.41 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.34 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 71,062 (2009)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 7,660 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 291,410 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 277,964 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 948,390 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.05 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9923 % change on previous year (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 1.19 GPIA 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 1.19 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5752 GPIA in 2004.
- How does Israel rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Israel ranks 35th out of 127 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 up 5.1%. 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 short-cycle tertiary 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