Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Israel
Israel: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 0.5699 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Israel, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Israel recorded 0.5699 GPIA for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in 2024.
That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and down 71.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Israel peaked at 2 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0 GPIA, in 2015.
Israel ranks 146th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Israel, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.12 GPIA | — |
| 2004 | 1.37 GPIA | +22.0% |
| 2005 | 1.03 GPIA | -24.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9381 GPIA | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 1.16 GPIA | +23.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5452 GPIA | -53.0% |
| 2010 | 1.2 GPIA | +119.9% |
| 2011 | 1.08 GPIA | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 2 GPIA | +84.6% |
| 2015 | 0 GPIA | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 1.49 GPIA | — |
| 2017 | 0.5467 GPIA | -63.3% |
| 2018 | 1.13 GPIA | +106.7% |
| 2019 | 1.13 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8436 GPIA | -25.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8889 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7991 GPIA | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5263 GPIA | -34.1% |
| 2024 | 0.5699 GPIA | +8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.03 GPIA | 0.5452 GPIA | 1.37 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.07 GPIA | 0 GPIA | 2 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.7256 GPIA | 0.5263 GPIA | 0.8889 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 one year before the official primary in Israel?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Israel was 0.5699 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 2 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Israel rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Israel ranks 146th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.5%. 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 one year before the official primary entry 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