Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Israel
Israel: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 1 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Israel, 2004–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Israel recorded 1 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Israel peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5321 GPIA, in 2004.
That places Israel 45th out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.5321 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | +89.4% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9891 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9945 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9958 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9963 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9956 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9948 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9988 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9956 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.03 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8499 GPIA | 0.5321 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9974 GPIA | 0.9891 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9956 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 42 Spain 1.01 GPIA compare
- 43 Colombia 1.01 GPIA compare
- 44 South Africa 1 GPIA compare
- 46 Brunei Darussalam 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Norway 0.9965 GPIA compare
- 48 Russian Federation 0.9959 GPIA compare
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 1 GPIA 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 1.03 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5321 GPIA in 2004.
- How does Israel rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Israel ranks 45th out of 137 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 0.9%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release