Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Israel
Israel: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 15.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Israel, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Israel recorded 15.6% for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Israel peaked at 15.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2001.
That places Israel 36th out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 10.3% | — |
| 2002 | 11.1% | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 10.9% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 10.8% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 10.7% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 10.5% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 10.6% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 10.8% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 11.2% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 11.5% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 15.1% | +32.2% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 15.5% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 15.6% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 15.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 15.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 15.6% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 15.8% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 15.5% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 15.5% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 15.6% | +0.7% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 15.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.0%, 1.6× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Israel's 15.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.9%, 3.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +32.2% | 11.5% | 15.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.7% | 10.3% | 11.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 11.0% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 15.5% | 15.8% | 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 proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Israel?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Israel was 15.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2001.
- How does Israel rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- Israel ranks 36th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release