Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Israel
Israel: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Israel, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Israel recorded 1.7% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Israel peaked at 1.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2023.
That places Israel 36th out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Israel, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.8% | — |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 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 percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Israel?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Israel was 1.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2023.
- How does Israel rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Israel ranks 36th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release