Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Israel
Israel: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 42.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Israel, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Israel is 42.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Israel peaked at 42.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.6%, in 2000.
Israel ranks 29th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 | 38.5% | — |
| 1999 | 31.8% | -17.4% |
| 2000 | 26.6% | -16.2% |
| 2001 | 26.7% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 29.1% | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 30.4% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 30.8% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 30.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 30.3% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 30.0% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 30.5% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 31.8% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 34.9% | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 36.1% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 37.2% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 39.1% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 40.2% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 40.8% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 40.7% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 40.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 41.3% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 41.0% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 41.2% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 41.6% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 41.8% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 41.9% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 42.1% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.1% | 31.8% | 38.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.7% | 26.6% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.2% | 34.9% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.7% | 41.2% | 42.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More education data for Israel
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 948,390 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 92,770 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 463,052 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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 42.1% 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 42.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.6% in 2000.
- How does Israel rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Israel ranks 29th out of 168 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 4.8%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release