Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Israel
Israel: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.02 index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Israel, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Israel recorded 1.02 index for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Israel peaked at 1.02 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.9667 index, in 1981.
That places Israel 86th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Israel, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.9667 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.9701 index | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.9739 index | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.977 index | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9799 index | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.9824 index | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.9845 index | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9862 index | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.9875 index | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.989 index | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.9906 index | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.9921 index | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9934 index | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.995 index | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9964 index | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9982 index | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 1 index | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1 index | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 1 index | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.02 index | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.02 index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.02 index | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.02 index | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.02 index | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.02 index | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.02 index | +0.0% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 1.02 index is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.01 index, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Israel's 1.02 index is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.02 index, 100% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9787 index | 0.9667 index | 0.9875 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.996 index | 0.989 index | 1 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 index | 1 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.02 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 index | 1.02 index | 1.02 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More gender data for Israel
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,625 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.1966 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 7,551 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 7,551 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 83,397 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 87,923 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 83,684 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 88,192 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 84,726 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Israel?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Israel was 1.02 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9667 index in 1981.
- How does Israel rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Israel ranks 86th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.