School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Israel
Israel: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 95,994 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 95,994. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Israel peaked at 95,994 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 61,208, in 2001.
That places Israel 88th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 61,208 | — |
| 2002 | 63,232 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 64,784 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 66,154 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 68,318 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 69,075 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 71,120 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 71,235 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 72,529 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 74,585 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 74,648 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 74,617 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 76,810 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 78,439 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 80,718 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 83,780 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 86,674 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 86,605 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 88,898 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 89,728 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 92,491 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 93,483 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 94,791 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 95,988 | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 95,994 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67,517 | 61,208 | 72,529 | 9 |
| 2010s | 80,577 | 74,585 | 88,898 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93,746 | 89,728 | 95,994 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 85 Jordan 105,082 compare
- 86 Tunisia 100,587 compare
- 87 Dominican Republic 96,146 compare
- 89 Netherlands 89,480 compare
- 90 Congo 86,925 compare
- 91 Central African Republic 86,627 compare
More education data for Israel
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.9923 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1048 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 510,353 (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 95,994 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 95,994 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 61,208 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 18.9%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release