Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both in Israel
Israel: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both was 85.2% 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 85.2%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Israel peaked at 85.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 51.7%, in 2004.
Israel ranks 17th of 142 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 both in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 51.7% | — |
| 2007 | 76.8% | +48.3% |
| 2009 | 77.3% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 77.6% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 78.5% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 80.3% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 80.7% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 81.2% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 81.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 83.4% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 83.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 83.5% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 84.2% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 85.2% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 85.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 81.5% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 85.2% | +4.6% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 85.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 79.5%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Israel's 85.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 50.8%, 1.7× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +48.3% | 51.7% | 76.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.6% | 51.7% | 77.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 81.4% | 77.6% | 84.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.3% | 81.5% | 85.2% | 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 85.2% 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 85.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.7% in 2004.
- How does Israel rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Israel ranks 17th out of 142 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 5.7%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release