School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Israel

Israel: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 71,528 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
71,528 number
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
89th
of 204 countries
All-time high
71,528 number
in 2020
All-time low
27,790 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Israel is 71,528 number, measured in 2020. 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, female in Israel peaked at 71,528 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 27,790 number, in 1970.

Israel ranks 89th 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, female in Israel, year by year

Annual values for School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number) in Israel, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 27,790 number
1971 27,911 number +0.4%
1972 28,566 number +2.3%
1973 29,165 number +2.1%
1974 29,775 number +2.1%
1975 30,379 number +2.0%
1976 30,873 number +1.6%
1977 31,344 number +1.5%
1978 31,934 number +1.9%
1979 32,509 number +1.8%
1980 33,301 number +2.4%
1981 34,682 number +4.1%
1982 36,573 number +5.5%
1983 38,304 number +4.7%
1984 40,006 number +4.4%
1985 41,503 number +3.7%
1986 42,441 number +2.3%
1987 42,901 number +1.1%
1988 43,357 number +1.1%
1989 43,879 number +1.2%
1990 44,412 number +1.2%
1991 44,886 number +1.1%
1992 45,225 number +0.8%
1993 46,018 number +1.8%
1994 47,089 number +2.3%
1995 48,180 number +2.3%
1996 49,094 number +1.9%
1997 49,715 number +1.3%
1998 50,152 number +0.9%
1999 50,453 number +0.6%
2000 50,697 number +0.5%
2001 50,959 number +0.5%
2002 51,338 number +0.7%
2003 51,718 number +0.7%
2004 52,074 number +0.7%
2005 52,696 number +1.2%
2006 53,947 number +2.4%
2007 55,537 number +2.9%
2008 57,076 number +2.8%
2009 58,632 number +2.7%
2010 59,972 number +2.3%
2011 60,733 number +1.3%
2012 61,623 number +1.5%
2013 62,532 number +1.5%
2014 63,421 number +1.4%
2015 64,404 number +1.5%
2016 65,673 number +2.0%
2017 67,097 number +2.2%
2018 68,556 number +2.2%
2019 69,991 number +2.1%
2020 71,528 number +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 30,025 number 27,790 number 32,509 number 10
1980s 39,695 number 33,301 number 43,879 number 10
1990s 47,522 number 44,412 number 50,453 number 10
2000s 53,467 number 50,697 number 58,632 number 10
2010s 64,400 number 59,972 number 69,991 number 10
2020s 71,528 number 71,528 number 71,528 number 1

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 86 Netherlands 90,720 number compare
  2. 87 Tunisia 81,218 number compare
  3. 88 Lao People's Democratic Republic 75,379 number compare
  4. 90 Azerbaijan 68,872 number compare
  5. 91 Congo 68,259 number compare
  6. 92 Central African Republic 66,766 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Israel?
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Israel was 71,528 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 71,528 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 27,790 number in 1970.
How does Israel rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
Israel ranks 89th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, female (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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.