School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Israel
Israel: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 1.10 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Israel, 2013–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Israel is 1.10 million, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Israel peaked at 1.10 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 954,840, in 2013.
That places Israel 70th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Israel, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 954,840 | — |
| 2014 | 978,320 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 999,469 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.02 million | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.04 million | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.05 million | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.07 million | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.09 million | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 1.10 million | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.10 million | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.10 million | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.10 million | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 1.10 million | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.02 million | 954,840 | 1.07 million | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.10 million | 1.09 million | 1.10 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 67 Afghanistan 1.26 million compare
- 68 Sierra Leone 1.16 million compare
- 69 Romania 1.13 million compare
- 71 Nepal 1.10 million compare
- 72 Tajikistan 1.06 million compare
- 73 Rwanda 1.02 million 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 school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Israel?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Israel was 1.10 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 1.10 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 954,840 in 2013.
- How does Israel rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Israel ranks 70th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release