Tertiary education, academic staff in Israel
Israel: Tertiary education, academic staff was 49.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
49.3%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
56th
of 170 countries
All-time high
49.3%
in 2024
All-time low
47.6%
in 2021
Years of data
5
2019–2024
Tertiary education, academic staff in Israel, 2019–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tertiary education, academic staff in Israel is 49.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Israel ranks 56th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Israel, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 48.2% | — |
| 2021 | 47.6% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 48.6% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 49.0% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 49.3% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 48.2% | 48.2% | 48.2% | 1 |
| 2020s | 48.6% | 47.6% | 49.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 53 Estonia 49.7% compare
- 54 Malaysia 49.4% compare
- 55 United States Virgin Islands 49.4%
- 57 Brunei Darussalam 49.0% compare
- 58 Honduras 48.9% compare
- 59 Barbados 48.7%
More education data for Israel
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 92,770 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Israel?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Israel was 49.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 49.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.6% in 2021.
- How does Israel rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Israel ranks 56th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.