School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Israel
Israel: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 187,477 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Israel, 2001–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Israel stood at 187,477. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Israel peaked at 187,477 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 119,472, in 2001.
Israel ranks 88th of 222 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, one year before the official primary entry in Israel, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 119,472 | — |
| 2002 | 123,424 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 126,048 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 128,799 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 133,217 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 134,600 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 138,480 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 138,640 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 142,027 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 145,825 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 145,411 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 145,216 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 149,800 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 153,043 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 157,862 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 163,737 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 168,773 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 169,102 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 173,825 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 174,499 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 179,685 | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 181,844 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 184,245 | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 187,013 | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 187,477 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 131,634 | 119,472 | 142,027 | 9 |
| 2010s | 157,259 | 145,216 | 173,825 | 10 |
| 2020s | 182,460 | 174,499 | 187,477 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 85 Jordan 200,986 compare
- 86 Tunisia 196,063 compare
- 87 Dominican Republic 187,994 compare
- 89 Netherlands 175,000 compare
- 90 Congo 172,255 compare
- 91 Central African Republic 171,918 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, one year before the official primary entry in Israel?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Israel was 187,477 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 187,477 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 119,472 in 2001.
- How does Israel rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Israel ranks 88th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release