World Data Atlas Topics Education

Literacy in Israel

Demographics Age (% in 1983)
Adult 91.75 WB
Youth 0.99 WB
Gender (% in 1983)
Male 94.96 WB
Female 88.67 WB
Middle East (%)
Cyprus 99.36 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Jordan 98.42 in 2021 WB + 1 other
United Arab Emirates 98.29 in 2022 WB + 1 other
Saudi Arabia 97.59 in 2020 WB + 1 other
Bahrain 97.46 in 2018 UNDP + 1 other
Palestine 97.38 in 2019 WB + 1 other
Oman 97.34 in 2022 WB + 1 other
Turkey 96.74 in 2019 WB + 1 other
Kuwait 96.46 in 2020 WB + 1 other
Lebanon 95.3 in 2019 WB + 1 other
Qatar 93.46 in 2017 UNDP + 1 other
Israel 91.75 in 1983 WB
Iran 88.96 in 2022 WB + 1 other
Syrian Arab Republic 86.3 in 2014 WB
Iraq 85.6 in 2017 UNDP + 1 other
Yemen 54.1 in 2004 WB
Education Indicators
Completion Rate 94.28 % in 2021 WB
Duration 6 years in 2022 WB
Educational Attainment 87.89 % in 2015 WB
Enrollment Rate 58.99 % in 2021 WB
Intake Rate Primary Education 6 timeseries
Literacy 91.75 % in 1983 WB
Not in Education 3.1 % in 2021 WB
Pupil–Teacher Ratio 12.07 ratio in 2016 WB
School Life Expectancy 13.4 years in 2022 UNDP + 1 other
Starting Age 12 years in 2022 WB
Education Indicators