School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Israel
Israel: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 16.13 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Israel, 1973–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Israel recorded 16.13 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2018.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Israel peaked at 16.22 years in 2002 and was at its lowest, 12.01 years, in 1973.
Israel ranks 37th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Israel, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 12.01 years | — |
| 1975 | 12.1 years | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 12.34 years | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 12.39 years | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 12.59 years | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 12.78 years | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 12.75 years | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 12.98 years | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 13.15 years | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 13.25 years | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 13.18 years | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 13.14 years | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 13.1 years | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 13.05 years | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 12.87 years | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 13.22 years | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 13.63 years | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 13.72 years | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 13.84 years | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 15.37 years | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 15.3 years | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 15.48 years | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 16.22 years | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 16.1 years | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 15.97 years | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 15.93 years | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 15.83 years | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 15.95 years | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 15.75 years | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 15.86 years | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 16.07 years | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 16.12 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 16.09 years | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 16.14 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 16.17 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 16.17 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16.09 years | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 16.16 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 16.13 years | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.29 years | 12.01 years | 12.59 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 13.04 years | 12.75 years | 13.25 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 13.77 years | 12.87 years | 15.37 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 15.84 years | 15.3 years | 16.22 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.13 years | 16.07 years | 16.17 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More education data for Israel
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 92,770 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Israel?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Israel was 16.13 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 16.22 years in 2002.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.01 years in 1973.
- How does Israel rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Israel ranks 37th out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.