UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Israel

Israel: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ was 13.06 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
13.06
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
15th
of 91 countries
All-time high
13.06
in 2015
All-time low
6.8
in 1972
Years of data
13
1972–2015

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Israel, 1972–2015

0510151972199320151972: 6.81982: 8.51983: 7.82004: 102006: 11.72007: 12.62009: 12.72010: 12.72011: 12.82012: 12.92013: 12.92014: 132015: 13.1

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Israel recorded 13.06 for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in 2015. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Israel peaked at 13.06 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.8, in 1972.

That places Israel 15th out of 91 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Israel, year by year

Annual values for UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female in Israel, 1972 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1972 6.8
1982 8.53 +25.4%
1983 7.75 -9.1%
2004 10.01 +29.0%
2006 11.65 +16.4%
2007 12.59 +8.0%
2009 12.69 +0.8%
2010 12.71 +0.2%
2011 12.81 +0.8%
2012 12.93 +0.9%
2013 12.88 -0.4%
2014 13.01 +1.0%
2015 13.06 +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 6.8 6.8 6.8 1
1980s 8.14 7.75 8.53 2
2000s 11.73 10.01 12.69 4
2010s 12.9 12.71 13.06 6

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 12 Puerto Rico 13.15 compare
  2. 13 Denmark 13.09 compare
  3. 14 New Zealand 13.08 compare
  4. 16 Norway 13.05 compare
  5. 17 Finland 12.99 compare
  6. 18 Bermuda 12.92 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Israel?
Uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Israel was 13.06 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 13.06 in 2015.
What is the lowest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 6.8 in 1972.
How does Israel rank for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
Israel ranks 15th out of 91 countries with data for 2015.
Is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. 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 UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,015 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s female adult population (25 years and older), excluding years spent repeating grades. For further information and specific calculation methods, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/