Education spending in Israel
Government spending on education in Israel was equal to 5.9% of GDP in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest since 2016.
Israel, 2022
5.9%
Change from 2021
−0.2percentage points
World, 2022
3.9%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2022
5.1%
Position in 2022
27th of 164
Education spending in Israel over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Israel | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 3.6% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | 3.9% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | 4.3% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | 4.2% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | 4.3% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | 4.1% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | 4.2% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | 4.7% |
| 2008 | 5.4% | 4.2% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | 4.0% |
| 2006 | 5.6% | 4.0% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | 4.0% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | 3.9% |
| 2003 | 6.1% | 4.1% |
| 2002 | 6.2% | 3.9% |
| 2001 | 6.2% | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 6.2% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 5.6%, the figure has changed by +0.4 percentage points.
- Among the 164 countries with data for 2022, Israel has the 27th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 3.9%.
More for Israel
All statistics for Israel
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
56.3%
2024 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
97.4%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
15.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
100.0%
2018 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
98.9%
2018 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
2.7%nat_est (National estimate)
2024 · UNESCO UIS