School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Israel

Israel: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 16.73 years in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
16.73 years
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
33rd
of 175 countries
All-time high
16.77 years
in 2017
All-time low
12.14 years
in 1973
Years of data
35
1973–2018

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Israel, 1973–2018

0510151973199520181973: 12.1 years1975: 12.3 years1977: 12.5 years1978: 12.6 years1979: 12.8 years1980: 13 years1983: 13.3 years1984: 13.5 years1986: 13.4 years1987: 13.3 years1988: 13.3 years1989: 13.2 years1990: 13.1 years1991: 13.5 years1993: 13.9 years1999: 15.7 years2000: 15.7 years2001: 15.9 years2002: 16.6 years2003: 16.4 years2004: 16.4 years2005: 16.3 years2006: 16.2 years2007: 16.4 years2008: 16.2 years2009: 16.3 years2010: 16.6 years2011: 16.6 years2012: 16.6 years2013: 16.7 years2014: 16.7 years2015: 16.7 years2016: 16.7 years2017: 16.8 years2018: 16.7 years

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

Israel recorded 16.73 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in 2018.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Israel peaked at 16.77 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 12.14 years, in 1973.

That places Israel 33rd out of 175 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Israel, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) in Israel, 1973 to 2018.
Year years Change
1973 12.14 years
1975 12.27 years +1.1%
1977 12.51 years +2.0%
1978 12.56 years +0.4%
1979 12.79 years +1.8%
1980 13.03 years +1.9%
1983 13.31 years +2.1%
1984 13.47 years +1.3%
1986 13.41 years -0.5%
1987 13.31 years -0.7%
1988 13.33 years +0.2%
1989 13.23 years -0.7%
1990 13.11 years -1.0%
1991 13.46 years +2.7%
1993 13.88 years +3.1%
1999 15.74 years +13.5%
2000 15.73 years -0.1%
2001 15.9 years +1.1%
2002 16.62 years +4.5%
2003 16.42 years -1.2%
2004 16.36 years -0.3%
2005 16.34 years -0.1%
2006 16.18 years -1.0%
2007 16.39 years +1.3%
2008 16.2 years -1.2%
2009 16.32 years +0.8%
2010 16.55 years +1.4%
2011 16.62 years +0.4%
2012 16.62 years +0.0%
2013 16.66 years +0.2%
2014 16.67 years +0.1%
2015 16.71 years +0.2%
2016 16.7 years -0.1%
2017 16.77 years +0.4%
2018 16.73 years -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 12.45 years 12.14 years 12.79 years 5
1980s 13.3 years 13.03 years 13.47 years 7
1990s 14.05 years 13.11 years 15.74 years 4
2000s 16.25 years 15.73 years 16.62 years 10
2010s 16.67 years 16.55 years 16.77 years 9

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 30 Czechia 16.8 years compare
  2. 31 Poland 16.8 years compare
  3. 32 Portugal 16.76 years compare
  4. 34 Canada 16.72 years compare
  5. 35 Estonia 16.72 years compare
  6. 36 Barbados 16.69 years compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Israel?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Israel was 16.73 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 16.77 years in 2017.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 12.14 years in 1973.
How does Israel rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Israel ranks 33rd out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Israel data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.