Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male in Israel
Israel: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male was 85.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Israel, 2004–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Israel recorded 85.1% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Israel peaked at 85.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 75.5%, in 2004.
Israel ranks 26th of 140 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 75.5% | — |
| 2007 | 76.5% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 76.9% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 77.4% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 78.4% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 80.7% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 80.9% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 81.4% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 81.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 83.6% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 83.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 83.5% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 84.1% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 85.1% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 85.4% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 80.2% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 85.1% | +6.1% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 85.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 79.7%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Israel's 85.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 48.2%, 1.8× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.3% | 75.5% | 76.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 81.6% | 77.4% | 84.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.9% | 80.2% | 85.4% | 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 upper secondary education or in Israel?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Israel was 85.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 85.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.5% in 2004.
- How does Israel rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Israel ranks 26th out of 140 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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 upper secondary 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