Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP in Israel
Israel: Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP was 0.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.8%
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
15th
of 169 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2018
All-time low
0.3%
in 1973
Years of data
47
1973–2022
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP in Israel, 1973–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in Israel stood at 0.8%.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in Israel peaked at 0.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1973.
That places Israel 15th out of 169 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.3% | — |
| 1974 | 0.4% | +21.4% |
| 1975 | 0.5% | +15.3% |
| 1976 | 0.5% | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.5% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.5% | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.5% | +11.5% |
| 1980 | 0.5% | -12.6% |
| 1981 | 0.5% | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.5% | +12.8% |
| 1984 | 0.6% | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 0.7% | +16.2% |
| 1986 | 0.5% | -24.2% |
| 1987 | 0.5% | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4% | -14.5% |
| 1989 | 0.5% | +25.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5% | -5.8% |
| 1991 | 0.5% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | +12.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +30.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -2.8% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 0.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 2.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Israel's 0.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0%, 48.4× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More education data for Israel
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 71,062 (2009)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 7,660 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 291,410 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 277,964 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 948,390 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.05 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9923 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1048 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in Israel?
- Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in Israel was 0.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1973.
- How does Israel rank for government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Israel ranks 15th out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release