Israel: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 111.2% (2020), 9th of 176 in the world and 2nd of 15 in the Middle East & North Africa. Primary enrolment is 97.4% (2024), 123rd of 191 in the world and 11th of 19 in the Middle East & North Africa. Primary completion is 97.0% (2024), 69th of 168 in the world and 9th of 19 in the Middle East & North Africa.
Education: Israel in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 111.2%2020 | 9/176 | 2/15 | 89.1% | 98.3% | 111.2% | +12.9 ppsince 2010 | 33.8% | 83.8% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 97.4%2024 | 123/191 | 11/19 | 99.4%2001 | 100.0% | 98.5% | −1.7 ppsince 2014 | 94.6% | 99.8% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 97.0%2024 | 69/168 | 9/19 | 97.8%2002 | 99.5% | 101.6% | −0.8 ppsince 2014 | 83.7% | 97.8% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 98.5%2024 | 66/176 | 7/17 | 99.3%2001 | 97.8% | 98.1% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 65.8% | 103.2% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 97.8%2024 | 40/168 | 4/19 | 92.3%2002 | 94.7% | 97.4% | +2.1 ppsince 2014 | 66.7% | 95.6% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 56.3%2024 | 69/172 | 6/19 | 51.1%2001 | 62.1% | 57.6% | −6.4 ppsince 2014 | 29.7% | 82.0% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 2.7%2024 | 100/178 | 9/17 | 2.3%2001 | 0.1% | 1.7% | +2.2 ppsince 2014 | — | 2.5% | — | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 12.12016 | 143/173 | 17/20 | 13.6 | 13.1 | · | −9.6%since 2006 | 21.3 | 14.0 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 5.9%2022 | 29/184 | 5/16 | 5.9% | 5.4% | 6.5% | +0.4 ppsince 2012 | 4.4% | 4.7% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 16.1%2022 | 44/179 | 4/15 | 13.7% | 13.6% | 14.5% | +2.0 ppsince 2012 | 13.1% | 12.0% | 14.0% |
Better than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment+12.9 pp111.2% in 2020
- Lower secondary completion+2.1 pp97.8% in 2024
- Pupils per teacher−9.6%12.1 in 2016
Worse than ten years ago
- Primary completion−0.8 pp97.0% in 2024
- Tertiary enrolment−6.4 pp56.3% in 2024
- Out-of-school children+2.2 pp2.7% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
Israel and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Israel. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Israel | Egypt | Syria | Jordan | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 111.2%2020 | 29.3%2019 | 5.5%2013 | 26.6%2021 | — |
| Primary enrolment | 97.4%2024 | 96.7%2024 | 81.4%2024 | 98.6%2024 | 81.8%2024 |
| Primary completion | 97.0%2024 | 98.2%2024 | 60.1%2024 | 97.0%2024 | 67.3%2023 |
| Secondary enrolment | 98.5%2024 | 84.8%2024 | 38.7%2024 | 91.8%2024 | 63.8%2024 |
| Lower secondary completion | 97.8%2024 | 83.9%2024 | 42.7%2024 | 91.3%2024 | 52.9%2023 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 56.3%2024 | 38.0%2025 | 43.8%2016 | 35.9%2024 | 54.4%2023 |
| Out-of-school children | 2.7%2024 | 3.5%2024 | 21.8%2024 | 1.9%2024 | 22.5%2024 |
| Pupils per teacher | 12.12016 | 23.72018 | — | 18.52018 | 12.52017 |
| Education spending | 5.9%2022 | 3.8%2008 | 5.1%2009 | 3.2%2024 | 1.2%2024 |