Which has higher primary education, pupils, Israel or Netherlands?

Netherlands, at 1.14 million against 1.05 million in Israel as of 2023.

What is the difference in primary education, pupils between Israel and Netherlands?

95,010, with Netherlands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Netherlands?

47 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Israel vs Netherlands: Primary education, pupils

Israel

1.05 million

in 2024

Netherlands

1.14 million

in 2023

Israel rank

83rd

Netherlands rank

81st

Primary education, pupils over time

Israel
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 1.14 million against 1.05 million in Israel, a difference of 95,010.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Israel ranks 83rd and Netherlands ranks 81st of 206 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1970s	418,324	1.44 million	1.03 million	Netherlands
1980s	518,485	1.18 million	662,006	Netherlands
1990s	591,080	1.14 million	544,930	Netherlands
2000s	724,325	1.28 million	558,968	Netherlands
2010s	882,714	1.22 million	341,069	Netherlands
2020s	1.01 million	1.15 million	142,503	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, Israel or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 1.14 million against 1.05 million in Israel as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils between Israel and Netherlands?: 95,010, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Netherlands?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
How do Israel and Netherlands rank globally for primary education, pupils?: Israel ranks 83rd and Netherlands ranks 81st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Primary education, pupils
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.