Government expenditure on education, PPP$ in Israel

Israel: Government expenditure on education, PPP$ was 20,686 millions in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
20,686 millions
Change on year
up 9.2%
World rank
38th
of 163 countries
All-time high
20,686 millions
in 2017
All-time low
3,829 millions
in 1990
Years of data
25
1990–2017

Government expenditure on education, PPP$ in Israel, 1990–2017

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1990200320171990: 3.8k millions1991: 4.3k millions1992: 4.8k millions1993: 5.5k millions1994: 6.5k millions1998: 8.8k millions1999: 8.9k millions2000: 9.6k millions2001: 10.2k millions2002: 10.7k millions2003: 10.1k millions2004: 10.2k millions2005: 9.9k millions2006: 10.4k millions2007: 10.8k millions2008: 11.1k millions2009: 11.3k millions2010: 12.2k millions2011: 13.2k millions2012: 14.3k millions2013: 16.2k millions2014: 16.3k millions2015: 17.4k millions2016: 18.9k millions2017: 20.7k millions

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.

Analysis

The most recent figure for government expenditure on education, ppp$ in Israel is 20,686 millions, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 9.2% on the previous year and up 90.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government expenditure on education, ppp$ in Israel peaked at 20,686 millions in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3,829 millions, in 1990.

Israel ranks 38th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Government expenditure on education, PPP$ in Israel, year by year

Annual values for Government expenditure on education, PPP$ (millions) in Israel, 1990 to 2017.
Year millions Change
1990 3,829 millions —
1991 4,274 millions +11.6%
1992 4,835 millions +13.1%
1993 5,501 millions +13.8%
1994 6,525 millions +18.6%
1998 8,758 millions +34.2%
1999 8,886 millions +1.5%
2000 9,592 millions +7.9%
2001 10,233 millions +6.7%
2002 10,717 millions +4.7%
2003 10,117 millions -5.6%
2004 10,203 millions +0.8%
2005 9,912 millions -2.9%
2006 10,428 millions +5.2%
2007 10,848 millions +4.0%
2008 11,099 millions +2.3%
2009 11,304 millions +1.9%
2010 12,164 millions +7.6%
2011 13,203 millions +8.5%
2012 14,290 millions +8.2%
2013 16,195 millions +13.3%
2014 16,282 millions +0.5%
2015 17,424 millions +7.0%
2016 18,943 millions +8.7%
2017 20,686 millions +9.2%

Israel compared with similar countries

  • Israel's 20,686 millions is above the median for high income countries, which is 12,119 millions, 1.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Israel's 20,686 millions is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7,447 millions, 2.8× the median. (16 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6,087 millions 3,829 millions 8,886 millions 7
2000s 10,445 millions 9,592 millions 11,304 millions 10
2010s 16,148 millions 12,164 millions 20,686 millions 8

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 35 Austria 25,755 millions compare
  2. 36 Denmark 24,812 millions compare
  3. 37 Chile 23,688 millions compare
  4. 39 Hong Kong 17,749 millions compare
  5. 40 Portugal 17,093 millions compare
  6. 41 Peru 16,736 millions compare

See the full ranking of 163 places →

More reference data data for Israel

All data for Israel →

Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on education, ppp$ in Israel?
Government expenditure on education, ppp$ in Israel was 20,686 millions in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest government expenditure on education, ppp$ recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 20,686 millions in 2017.
What is the lowest government expenditure on education, ppp$ recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 3,829 millions in 1990.
How does Israel rank for government expenditure on education, ppp$?
Israel ranks 38th out of 163 countries with data for 2017.
Is government expenditure on education, ppp$ rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is up 90.7%. 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 Government expenditure on education, PPP$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Government expenditure on education, PPP$ in Israel. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 29 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/government-expenditure-on-education-ppp-millions/israel/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/government-expenditure-on-education-ppp-millions/israel/">Government expenditure on education, PPP$ in Israel</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Government expenditure on education, PPP$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
163 places, 2,668 data points, 1990–2019
Last refreshed

Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers), in millions PPP$ (at purchasing power parity), in nominal value. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. Total government expenditure for a given level of education (e.g. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) in national currency is converted to PPP$. Limitations: In some instances data on total government expenditure on education refers only to the Ministry of Education, excluding other ministries which may also spend a part of their budget on educational activities. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/