Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Israel
Israel: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 1.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Israel, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Israel recorded 1.6% for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2024.
The figure is up 68.4% on the previous year and up 60.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Israel peaked at 3.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2016.
That places Israel 162nd out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.3% | — |
| 2002 | 2.2% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | +31.3% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | -26.2% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -23.4% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | +79.0% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | -32.7% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | -23.6% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -44.9% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +34.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -68.9% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +234.8% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | +33.6% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -16.8% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -34.1% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | +68.4% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 1.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.2%, 37% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Israel's 1.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.9%, 13% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +234.8% | 0.4% | 1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 1.6% | 3.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 0.4% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More education data for Israel
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1048 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Israel?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Israel was 1.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2016.
- How does Israel rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Israel ranks 162nd out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release