Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Israel
Israel: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 84,737 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Israel, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Israel is 84,737 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Israel peaked at 84,737 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 30,618 number, in 1970.
That places Israel 89th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Israel, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 30,618 number | — |
| 1971 | 31,291 number | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 32,089 number | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 32,927 number | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 33,831 number | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 34,835 number | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 36,003 number | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 37,540 number | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 39,414 number | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 41,393 number | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 43,246 number | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 44,671 number | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 45,698 number | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 46,275 number | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 46,533 number | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 46,609 number | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 46,713 number | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 46,727 number | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 46,567 number | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 46,400 number | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 46,408 number | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 46,759 number | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 47,646 number | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 48,780 number | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 49,985 number | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 51,027 number | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 51,699 number | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 52,517 number | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 53,320 number | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 54,154 number | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 55,101 number | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 56,227 number | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 57,549 number | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 59,147 number | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 60,900 number | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 62,698 number | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 64,351 number | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 65,409 number | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 66,253 number | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 66,985 number | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 67,700 number | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 68,590 number | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 70,230 number | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 71,941 number | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 73,702 number | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 75,513 number | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 77,322 number | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 79,084 number | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 81,020 number | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 82,966 number | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 84,737 number | +2.1% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 84,737 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 22,784 number, 3.7× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Israel's 84,737 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 104,917 number, 81% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34,994 number | 30,618 number | 41,393 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 45,944 number | 43,246 number | 46,727 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 50,230 number | 46,408 number | 54,154 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 61,462 number | 55,101 number | 66,985 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 74,807 number | 67,700 number | 82,966 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 84,737 number | 84,737 number | 84,737 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 86 Dominican Republic 98,479 number compare
- 87 Azerbaijan 92,314 number compare
- 88 Netherlands 91,595 number compare
- 90 Lao People's Democratic Republic 78,673 number compare
- 91 Congo 78,073 number compare
- 92 Kyrgyzstan 76,252 number compare
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Israel?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Israel was 84,737 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 84,737 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,618 number in 1970.
- How does Israel rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Israel ranks 89th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.