Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Israel
Israel: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 85.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Israel, 2004–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Israel stood at 85.4%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Israel peaked at 85.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.2%, in 2004.
Israel ranks 19th of 141 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 education or in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 40.2% | — |
| 2007 | 77.0% | +91.9% |
| 2009 | 77.7% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 77.8% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 78.7% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 79.9% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 80.4% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 81.1% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 81.3% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 83.2% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 83.4% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 83.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 84.2% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 85.3% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 85.0% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 82.7% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 85.4% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.0% | 40.2% | 77.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 81.3% | 77.8% | 84.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.6% | 82.7% | 85.4% | 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 upper secondary education or in Israel?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Israel was 85.4% 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 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.2% in 2004.
- How does Israel rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Israel ranks 19th out of 141 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 6.1%. 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 upper secondary 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