Israel vs Sweden: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes

Israel
502,786 number
in 2019
Sweden
473,365 number
in 2020
Israel rank
86th
Sweden rank
88th

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Israel
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Israel currently reports 502,786 number against 473,365 number in Sweden, a difference of 29,421 number.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sweden ahead.

Israel ranks 86th and Sweden ranks 88th of 206 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 294,964 number 459,115 number 164,151 number Sweden
1980s 362,817 number 393,482 number 30,665 number Sweden
1990s 378,629 number 450,540 number 71,910 number Sweden
2000s 373,167 number 394,873 number 21,706 number Sweden
2010s 456,217 number 458,439 number 2,222 number Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes, Israel or Sweden?
Israel, at 502,786 number against 473,365 number in Sweden as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes between Israel and Sweden?
29,421 number, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Sweden?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Israel and Sweden rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
Israel ranks 86th and Sweden ranks 88th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.