School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Israel
Israel: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 423,343 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
423,343 number
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
95th
of 205 countries
All-time high
423,343 number
in 2020
All-time low
175,578 number
in 1972
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Israel, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Israel stood at 423,343 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Israel peaked at 423,343 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 175,578 number, in 1972.
Israel ranks 95th of 205 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, lower secondary education, both sexes in Israel, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 178,435 number | — |
| 1971 | 175,664 number | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 175,578 number | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 177,703 number | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 181,080 number | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 184,679 number | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 187,891 number | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 190,459 number | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 193,203 number | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 195,975 number | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 198,555 number | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 201,482 number | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 206,831 number | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 215,024 number | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 225,022 number | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 235,664 number | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 245,822 number | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 253,964 number | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 259,405 number | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 263,403 number | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 267,743 number | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 273,198 number | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 277,805 number | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 283,208 number | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 289,232 number | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 295,356 number | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 300,981 number | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 305,491 number | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 308,545 number | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 310,348 number | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 311,398 number | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 312,200 number | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 313,309 number | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 314,759 number | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 316,726 number | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 319,154 number | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 322,495 number | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 327,803 number | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 335,567 number | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 344,627 number | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 353,684 number | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 361,542 number | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 370,130 number | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 376,343 number | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 381,196 number | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 385,962 number | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 391,587 number | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 397,922 number | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 405,732 number | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 414,510 number | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 423,343 number | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 184,067 number | 175,578 number | 195,975 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 230,517 number | 198,555 number | 263,403 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 291,191 number | 267,743 number | 310,348 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 321,804 number | 311,398 number | 344,627 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 383,861 number | 353,684 number | 414,510 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 423,343 number | 423,343 number | 423,343 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 92 Belarus 476,138 number compare
- 93 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 463,365 number compare
- 94 Czechia 444,237 number compare
- 96 Paraguay 404,759 number compare
- 97 Mauritania 401,580 number compare
- 98 Papua New Guinea 390,635 number compare
More education data for Israel
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 485,338 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 569,374 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 411,478 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.7539 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 79,924 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12,846 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 237,721 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.14 % change on previous year (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 423,343 number in 2020, 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 423,343 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 175,578 number in 1972.
- How does Israel rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Israel ranks 95th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. 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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.