Official entrance age to compulsory education in Israel
Israel: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Israel, 1998–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official entrance age to compulsory education in Israel is 3, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Israel peaked at 5 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2016.
That places Israel 188th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Israel, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5 | — |
| 1999 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | -40.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 188 Dominican Republic 3 compare
- 188 Ecuador 3 compare
- 188 France 3 compare
- 188 Peru 3 compare
- 188 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 3 compare
More education data for Israel
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 92,770 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.44 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to compulsory education in Israel?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Israel was 3 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2016.
- How does Israel rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Israel ranks 188th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to compulsory education rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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