Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Israel
Israel: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate was 2.83 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Israel, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Israel is 2.83 live births per woman, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Israel peaked at 4.74 live births per woman in 1952 and was at its lowest, 2.79 live births per woman, in 2005.
That places Israel 61st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.49 live births per woman | 4.33 live births per woman | 4.74 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.01 live births per woman | 3.68 live births per woman | 4.37 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.58 live births per woman | 3.2 live births per woman | 3.85 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.03 live births per woman | 2.84 live births per woman | 3.15 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.86 live births per woman | 2.82 live births per woman | 2.92 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.88 live births per woman | 2.79 live births per woman | 2.94 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.07 live births per woman | 3.01 live births per woman | 3.12 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.93 live births per woman | 2.83 live births per woman | 3.02 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 58 Tajikistan 3.07 live births per woman compare
- 59 Kazakhstan 3.01 live births per woman compare
- 60 Marshall Islands 2.92 live births per woman compare
- 62 Kyrgyzstan 2.8 live births per woman compare
- 63 Guam 2.78 live births per woman compare
- 64 Algeria 2.77 live births per woman compare
More education data for Israel
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 92,770 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.79 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Israel?
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Israel was 2.83 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 4.74 live births per woman in 1952.
- What is the lowest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.79 live births per woman in 2005.
- How does Israel rank for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
- Israel ranks 61st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.