Israel — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Israel, 1973–2022.
Education spending for Israel was 5.93% in 2022, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 47 years, from 1973 to 2022. The highest recorded value was 7.63% in 1985. The lowest was 4.29% in 1988 (about 1.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.31% per year.
Israel ranks 27 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 16%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 4.38%, so Israel sits above it. It peaked in 1985 and has fallen 22% since. Over the last decade (2012–2022) the figure moved up 7%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 5 of 17 economies; Syrian Arab Republic (5.13%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 27% in 1989.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 13th of 49 in 1973 → 4th of 63 in 1980 → 10th of 50 in 1990 → 17th of 116 in 2000 → 34th of 130 in 2010 → 19th of 157 in 2020 → 24th of 150 in 2022.
Key figures
Full history — 1973 to 2022
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5.93% | -0.2 pp |
| 2021 | 6.17% | -0.4 pp |
| 2020 | 6.52% | +0.4 pp |
| 2019 | 6.07% | -0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 6.07% | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 6% | +0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 5.8% | +0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 5.8% | +0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 5.69% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 5.77% | +0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 5.56% | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 5.43% | +0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 5.4% | +0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 5.34% | -0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 5.41% | +0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 5.33% | -0.3 pp |
| 2006 | 5.58% | +0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 5.56% | -0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 5.75% | -0.4 pp |
| 2003 | 6.13% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 6.25% | +0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 6.18% | +0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 5.93% | -0.3 pp |
| 1999 | 6.2% | -0.2 pp |
| 1998 | 6.4% | +0.3 pp |
| 1994 | 6.13% | +0.5 pp |
| 1993 | 5.67% | +0.4 pp |
| 1992 | 5.31% | +0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 5.17% | +0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 5.16% | -0.3 pp |
| 1989 | 5.43% | +1.1 pp |
| 1988 | 4.29% | -1.0 pp |
| 1987 | 5.26% | -0.6 pp |
| 1986 | 5.83% | -1.8 pp |
| 1985 | 7.63% | +1.0 pp |
| 1984 | 6.66% | -0.0 pp |
| 1983 | 6.67% | +0.3 pp |
| 1982 | 6.34% | -0.4 pp |
| 1981 | 6.75% | -0.1 pp |
| 1980 | 6.8% | +0.4 pp |
| 1979 | 6.38% | +0.1 pp |
| 1978 | 6.3% | +0.7 pp |
| 1977 | 5.55% | -0.1 pp |
| 1976 | 5.65% | -0.1 pp |
| 1975 | 5.74% | +0.1 pp |
| 1974 | 5.65% | +0.5 pp |
| 1973 | 5.1% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Israel’s Education spending in 1974?
5.65% (1974). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Israel’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1973 and 2022 the series was growing overall: +16.2% in total — about 0.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2022: 5.93%; 2021: 6.17%; 2020: 6.52%; 2019: 6.07%; 2018: 6.07%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.