Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Israel
Israel: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 80.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
80.6%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
171st
of 219 countries
All-time high
82.6%
in 2000
All-time low
72.7%
in 1973
Years of data
50
1973–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Israel, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Israel is 80.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Israel peaked at 82.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 72.7%, in 1973.
Israel ranks 171st of 219 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 72.7% | — |
| 1974 | 73.3% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 74.4% | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 74.6% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 74.9% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 75.4% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 75.8% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 75.6% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 75.4% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 75.7% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 76.7% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 76.8% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 76.5% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 75.7% | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 76.1% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 76.4% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 76.9% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 76.5% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 76.5% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 76.0% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 76.4% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 76.6% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 77.2% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 77.4% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 77.9% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 82.6% | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 82.5% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 81.3% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 81.4% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 81.3% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 81.5% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 81.8% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 82.1% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 81.8% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 81.4% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 81.3% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 81.0% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 80.8% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 80.6% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 80.2% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 80.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 80.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 80.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 80.1% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 80.0% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 79.9% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 79.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 80.2% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 80.6% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 80.6% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74.4% | 72.7% | 75.8% | 7 |
| 1980s | 76.2% | 75.4% | 76.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.8% | 76.0% | 77.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 81.8% | 81.3% | 82.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.5% | 80.0% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.2% | 79.9% | 80.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More education data for Israel
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.9923 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Israel?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Israel was 80.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 82.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.7% in 1973.
- How does Israel rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Israel ranks 171st out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release