Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Israel
Israel: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 79.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 79.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Israel peaked at 85.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 74.7%, in 1973.
That places Israel 178th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 74.7% | — |
| 1974 | 76.0% | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 77.1% | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 77.1% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 77.7% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 78.4% | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 78.3% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 78.1% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 79.0% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 79.2% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 79.1% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 78.4% | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 78.6% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 79.0% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 79.4% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 78.4% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 78.7% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 78.3% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 78.8% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 78.7% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 83.5% | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 85.9% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 85.8% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 84.4% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 84.0% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 83.8% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 83.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 84.1% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 84.2% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 83.9% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 83.2% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 82.8% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 82.2% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 81.7% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 81.1% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 80.5% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 80.2% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 80.2% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 80.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 80.0% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 79.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 79.7% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 79.5% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 79.8% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 80.0% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 79.7% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 77.1% | 74.7% | 78.4% | 7 |
| 1980s | 78.8% | 78.1% | 79.4% | 8 |
| 1990s | 79.4% | 78.3% | 83.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 84.3% | 83.2% | 85.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.9% | 79.8% | 82.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.7% | 79.5% | 80.0% | 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 79.7% 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 85.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.7% in 1973.
- How does Israel rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Israel ranks 178th out of 217 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 down 1.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release