Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Israel
Israel: Share of children in primary school age who are in school was 97.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Israel, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children in primary school age who are in school in Israel is 97.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children in primary school age who are in school in Israel peaked at 99.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 97.1%, in 2003.
That places Israel 89th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.7% | 97.1% | 98.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.5% | 98.7% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 97.3% | 98.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 86 New Zealand 97.4% compare
- 87 Sierra Leone 97.4% compare
- 90 Latvia 97.3% compare
- 91 Hungary 97.2% compare
- 92 Sao Tome and Principe 97.1% compare
More education data for Israel
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 97.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 92,770 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.79 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children in primary school age who are in school in Israel?
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Israel was 97.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.1% in 2003.
- How does Israel rank for share of children in primary school age who are in school?
- Israel ranks 89th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children in primary school age who are in school rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children in primary school age who are in school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.