Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Israel
Israel: Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training was 17.6% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Israel, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Israel is 17.6%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Israel peaked at 19.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 2023.
Israel ranks 37th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 18.8% | — |
| 2013 | 18.6% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 18.7% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 19.2% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 19.6% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 19.1% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 19.0% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 19.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 18.6% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 18.2% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 18.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 17.6% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.0% | 18.6% | 19.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 17.6% | 18.6% | 4 |
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More education data for Israel
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.7539 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 79,924 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12,846 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 237,721 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 173,757 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.2359 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Israel?
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Israel was 17.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 2023.
- How does Israel rank for participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training?
- Israel ranks 37th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training, by sex (%).