School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Israel

Israel: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes was 147,057 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
147,057 number
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
90th
of 204 countries
All-time high
147,057 number
in 2020
All-time low
57,247 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Israel, 1970–2020

050.0k100.0k150.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Israel stood at 147,057 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Israel peaked at 147,057 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 57,247 number, in 1970.

Israel ranks 90th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Israel, year by year

Annual values for School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number) in Israel, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 57,247 number
1971 57,466 number +0.4%
1972 58,845 number +2.4%
1973 60,097 number +2.1%
1974 61,357 number +2.1%
1975 62,602 number +2.0%
1976 63,639 number +1.7%
1977 64,605 number +1.5%
1978 65,788 number +1.8%
1979 66,922 number +1.7%
1980 68,498 number +2.4%
1981 71,294 number +4.1%
1982 75,111 number +5.4%
1983 78,607 number +4.7%
1984 82,049 number +4.4%
1985 85,084 number +3.7%
1986 86,994 number +2.2%
1987 87,947 number +1.1%
1988 88,906 number +1.1%
1989 89,990 number +1.2%
1990 91,067 number +1.2%
1991 91,987 number +1.0%
1992 92,850 number +0.9%
1993 94,510 number +1.8%
1994 96,637 number +2.3%
1995 98,771 number +2.2%
1996 100,579 number +1.8%
1997 101,849 number +1.3%
1998 102,718 number +0.9%
1999 103,273 number +0.5%
2000 103,726 number +0.4%
2001 104,295 number +0.5%
2002 105,088 number +0.8%
2003 105,930 number +0.8%
2004 106,774 number +0.8%
2005 108,180 number +1.3%
2006 110,834 number +2.5%
2007 114,148 number +3.0%
2008 117,337 number +2.8%
2009 120,535 number +2.7%
2010 123,272 number +2.3%
2011 124,830 number +1.3%
2012 126,639 number +1.4%
2013 128,503 number +1.5%
2014 130,339 number +1.4%
2015 132,385 number +1.6%
2016 135,047 number +2.0%
2017 137,964 number +2.2%
2018 140,957 number +2.2%
2019 143,899 number +2.1%
2020 147,057 number +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 61,857 number 57,247 number 66,922 number 10
1980s 81,448 number 68,498 number 89,990 number 10
1990s 97,424 number 91,067 number 103,273 number 10
2000s 109,685 number 103,726 number 120,535 number 10
2010s 132,384 number 123,272 number 143,899 number 10
2020s 147,057 number 147,057 number 147,057 number 1

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 87 Tunisia 168,601 number compare
  2. 88 Lao People's Democratic Republic 153,483 number compare
  3. 89 Azerbaijan 149,736 number compare
  4. 91 Congo 137,536 number compare
  5. 92 Paraguay 136,168 number compare
  6. 93 Belgium 134,378 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Israel?
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Israel was 147,057 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 147,057 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 57,247 number in 1970.
How does Israel rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Israel ranks 90th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. 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, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.