School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational in Israel
Israel: School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational was 550,305 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in Israel, 2013–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Israel recorded 550,305 for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2025.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Israel peaked at 551,865 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 495,280, in 2013.
That places Israel 34th out of 104 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 … age both sexes educational in Israel, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 495,280 | — |
| 2014 | 504,948 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 510,450 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 520,768 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 528,955 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 538,674 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 545,856 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 551,045 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 551,865 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 544,462 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 544,483 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 545,653 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 550,305 | +0.9% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 550,305 is above the median for high income countries, which is 142,576, 3.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Israel's 550,305 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 510,377, 1.1× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 520,704 | 495,280 | 545,856 | 7 |
| 2020s | 547,969 | 544,462 | 551,865 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 31 South Korea 730,554 compare
- 32 Chile 706,673 compare
- 33 North Korea 686,093 compare
- 35 Romania 524,930 compare
- 36 Saudi Arabia 510,377 compare
- 37 Mauritania 502,802 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 educational development in Israel?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Israel was 550,305 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 551,865 in 2021.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 495,280 in 2013.
- How does Israel rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Israel ranks 34th out of 104 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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 educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release