School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in Israel
Israel: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) was 505,902 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Israel, 2001–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Israel is 505,902, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Israel peaked at 505,902 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 333,594, in 2001.
Israel ranks 97th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in Israel, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 333,594 | — |
| 2002 | 337,578 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 340,342 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 344,035 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 346,312 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 351,592 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 357,128 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 363,215 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 369,016 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 366,830 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 373,791 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 385,069 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 393,490 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 404,082 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 410,289 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 419,298 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 429,346 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 438,489 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 443,971 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 448,335 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 456,671 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 469,304 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 483,682 | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 501,181 | +3.6% |
| 2025 | 505,902 | +0.9% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 505,902 is above the median for high income countries, which is 156,288, 3.2× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Israel's 505,902 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 715,433, 71% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 349,201 | 333,594 | 369,016 | 9 |
| 2010s | 406,466 | 366,830 | 443,971 | 10 |
| 2020s | 477,512 | 448,335 | 505,902 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 94 Dominican Republic 570,182 compare
- 95 Mauritania 514,847 compare
- 96 Chile 511,857 compare
- 98 Bolivia 485,930 compare
- 99 United Arab Emirates 485,039 compare
- 100 Czechia 481,674 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, lower secondary education, both sexes in Israel?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Israel was 505,902 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 505,902 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 333,594 in 2001.
- How does Israel rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Israel ranks 97th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release