School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Israel

Israel: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 15.55 years in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
15.55 years
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
37th
of 175 countries
All-time high
15.84 years
in 2002
All-time low
11.89 years
in 1973
Years of data
35
1973–2018

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

0510151973199520181973: 11.9 years1975: 12 years1977: 12.2 years1978: 12.2 years1979: 12.4 years1980: 12.5 years1983: 13 years1984: 13 years1986: 13 years1987: 13 years1988: 12.9 years1989: 12.9 years1990: 12.7 years1991: 13 years1993: 13.4 years1999: 15 years2000: 14.9 years2001: 15.1 years2002: 15.8 years2003: 15.8 years2004: 15.6 years2005: 15.5 years2006: 15.5 years2007: 15.5 years2008: 15.3 years2009: 15.4 years2010: 15.6 years2011: 15.6 years2012: 15.6 years2013: 15.6 years2014: 15.7 years2015: 15.7 years2016: 15.5 years2017: 15.6 years2018: 15.5 years

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

Analysis

In 2018, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Israel stood at 15.55 years.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Israel peaked at 15.84 years in 2002 and was at its lowest, 11.89 years, in 1973.

Israel ranks 37th of 175 countries on this measure, 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, male in Israel, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) in Israel, 1973 to 2018.
Year years Change
1973 11.89 years
1975 11.95 years +0.6%
1977 12.17 years +1.8%
1978 12.24 years +0.5%
1979 12.4 years +1.3%
1980 12.54 years +1.2%
1983 13.01 years +3.8%
1984 13.03 years +0.2%
1986 12.96 years -0.6%
1987 12.98 years +0.1%
1988 12.87 years -0.8%
1989 12.87 years -0.0%
1990 12.65 years -1.7%
1991 12.99 years +2.6%
1993 13.39 years +3.1%
1999 15.01 years +12.1%
2000 14.89 years -0.8%
2001 15.08 years +1.3%
2002 15.84 years +5.0%
2003 15.78 years -0.4%
2004 15.6 years -1.2%
2005 15.54 years -0.4%
2006 15.5 years -0.3%
2007 15.53 years +0.2%
2008 15.32 years -1.3%
2009 15.41 years +0.6%
2010 15.61 years +1.3%
2011 15.65 years +0.3%
2012 15.59 years -0.4%
2013 15.65 years +0.4%
2014 15.69 years +0.2%
2015 15.66 years -0.2%
2016 15.51 years -1.0%
2017 15.59 years +0.5%
2018 15.55 years -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 12.13 years 11.89 years 12.4 years 5
1980s 12.89 years 12.54 years 13.03 years 7
1990s 13.51 years 12.65 years 15.01 years 4
2000s 15.45 years 14.89 years 15.84 years 10
2010s 15.61 years 15.51 years 15.69 years 9

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 34 Canada 15.74 years compare
  2. 35 United States of America 15.67 years compare
  3. 36 Liechtenstein 15.66 years compare
  4. 38 Latvia 15.54 years compare
  5. 39 Russian Federation 15.5 years compare
  6. 40 France 15.46 years compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Israel?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Israel was 15.55 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 15.84 years in 2002.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 11.89 years in 1973.
How does Israel rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Israel ranks 37th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (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.