Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Israel
Israel: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 57.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 57.9%. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Israel peaked at 73.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 57.9%, in 2024.
Israel ranks 161st of 188 countries on this measure, 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 education enrolled in in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 61.5% | — |
| 1999 | 68.2% | +10.9% |
| 2000 | 73.4% | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 73.3% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 70.9% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 69.6% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 69.2% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 69.2% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 69.7% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 70.0% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 69.5% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 68.2% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 65.1% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 63.9% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 62.8% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 60.9% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 59.8% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 59.2% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 59.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 59.3% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 58.7% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 59.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 58.8% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 58.4% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 58.2% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 58.1% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 57.9% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.9% | 61.5% | 68.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 70.3% | 68.2% | 73.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.8% | 58.7% | 65.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.3% | 57.9% | 58.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More education data for Israel
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 485,338 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 569,374 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 411,478 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.7539 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 79,924 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12,846 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 237,721 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.14 % change on previous year (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 57.9% 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 73.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.9% in 2024.
- How does Israel rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Israel ranks 161st out of 188 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 down 3.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release