Lower secondary completion rate, total in Israel
Israel: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 97.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Israel, 2002–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Israel recorded 97.8% for lower secondary completion rate, total in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Israel peaked at 101.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 88.1%, in 2009.
That places Israel 40th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Israel, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 92.3% | — |
| 2003 | 93.8% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 96.9% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 94.0% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 90.7% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 93.6% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 88.5% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 88.1% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 94.7% | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 94.4% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 95.7% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 101.5% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 95.4% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 96.4% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 100.5% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 94.1% | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 97.4% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 96.6% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 95.9% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 100.6% | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 97.8% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.2% | 88.1% | 96.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 96.8% | 94.1% | 101.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.7% | 95.9% | 100.6% | 5 |
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More education data for Israel
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Israel?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Israel was 97.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 101.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.1% in 2009.
- How does Israel rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Israel ranks 40th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.