Israel vs Netherlands: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Israel
937,776 number
in 2020
Netherlands
1.09 million number
in 2020
Israel rank
87th
Netherlands rank
85th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Israel
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 1.09 million number against 937,776 number in Israel, a difference of 154,964 number.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times Israel's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Israel ranks 87th and Netherlands ranks 85th 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 387,027 number 1.45 million number 1.07 million number Netherlands
1980s 516,207 number 1.19 million number 675,830 number Netherlands
1990s 585,368 number 1.11 million number 520,822 number Netherlands
2000s 686,920 number 1.19 million number 506,135 number Netherlands
2010s 832,704 number 1.17 million number 335,891 number Netherlands
2020s 937,776 number 1.09 million number 154,964 number Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Israel or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 1.09 million number against 937,776 number in Israel as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Israel and Netherlands?
154,964 number, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Netherlands?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Israel and Netherlands rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Israel ranks 87th and Netherlands ranks 85th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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