Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Israel
Israel: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 97.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Israel, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Israel recorded 97.4% for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Israel peaked at 100.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 97.3%, in 2008.
Israel ranks 140th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.1% | 97.3% | 99.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.4% | 98.7% | 100.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.1% | 97.4% | 98.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More education data for Israel
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.2% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 92,770 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.79 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Israel?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Israel was 97.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 100.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.3% in 2008.
- How does Israel rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Israel ranks 140th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.