Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Israel
Israel: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general was 59.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
59.8%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
153rd
of 190 countries
All-time high
67.1%
in 2000
All-time low
55.2%
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Israel, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Israel stood at 59.8%.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Israel peaked at 67.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 55.2%, in 1998.
That places Israel 153rd out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 55.2% | — |
| 1999 | 57.9% | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 67.1% | +15.8% |
| 2001 | 67.0% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 65.2% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 65.0% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 64.8% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 65.0% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 65.6% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 66.1% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 65.5% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 64.7% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 61.8% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 61.5% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 60.9% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 59.7% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 59.2% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 59.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 59.7% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 59.5% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 59.2% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 59.4% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 59.3% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 59.3% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 59.4% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 59.6% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 59.8% | +0.3% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 59.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 71.3%, 84% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Israel's 59.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 89.8%, 67% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.6% | 55.2% | 57.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 65.6% | 64.7% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.0% | 59.2% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.5% | 59.3% | 59.8% | 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 share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Israel?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Israel was 59.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 67.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.2% in 1998.
- How does Israel rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Israel ranks 153rd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 27 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release