Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Israel
Israel: Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP was 23.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Israel, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Israel recorded 23.4% for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Israel peaked at 24.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 2007.
Israel ranks 16th of 127 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Israel, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 20.4% | — |
| 2000 | 19.5% | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 21.2% | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 21.7% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 21.0% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 20.2% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 20.0% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 19.9% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 19.1% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 19.4% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 19.4% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 21.0% | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 21.9% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 20.3% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 20.5% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 20.4% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 21.1% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 21.4% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 22.2% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 22.6% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 22.4% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 24.8% | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 23.7% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 23.4% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.4% | 20.4% | 20.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 20.2% | 19.1% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 20.3% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.0% | 23.4% | 24.8% | 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 initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Israel?
- Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Israel was 23.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 24.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1% in 2007.
- How does Israel rank for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
- Israel ranks 16th out of 127 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. 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 Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release