Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Israel
Israel: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Israel, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Israel recorded 1 GPIA for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2024.
The figure is up 7.2% on the previous year and down 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Israel peaked at 1.85 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.8763 GPIA, in 2016.
Israel ranks 70th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Israel, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.22 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 1.29 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 1.32 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.29 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 1.15 GPIA | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 1.06 GPIA | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 1.13 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9513 GPIA | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 1.85 GPIA | +94.2% |
| 2013 | 1.79 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 1.57 GPIA | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 1.53 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8763 GPIA | -42.9% |
| 2017 | 1.07 GPIA | +21.6% |
| 2018 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8971 GPIA | -16.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9318 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9935 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9156 GPIA | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9372 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | +7.2% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 1 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9603 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Israel's 1 GPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9313 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Israel changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +94.2% | 0.9513 GPIA | 1.85 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.16 GPIA | 0.9513 GPIA | 1.32 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.33 GPIA | 0.8763 GPIA | 1.85 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9566 GPIA | 0.9156 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
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 out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Israel?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Israel was 1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 1.85 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8763 GPIA in 2016.
- How does Israel rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Israel ranks 70th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release