Over-age students, primary, male in Israel
Israel: Over-age students, primary, male was 3.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Over-age students, primary, male in Israel, 1999–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary, male in Israel is 3.0%, measured in 2017.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Israel peaked at 3.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2008.
Israel ranks 133rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, male in Israel, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.9% | — |
| 2000 | 3.0% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | -11.3% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -12.4% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | -11.0% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.4% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.2% | 8 |
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 over-age students, primary, male in Israel?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Israel was 3.0% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2008.
- How does Israel rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Israel ranks 133rd out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.