School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Israel
Israel: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 502,786 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Israel, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Israel is 502,786 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Israel peaked at 502,786 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 248,711 number, in 1970.
That places Israel 86th out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Israel, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 248,711 number | — |
| 1971 | 255,364 number | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 262,663 number | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 271,190 number | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 283,742 number | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 296,923 number | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 309,159 number | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 326,231 number | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 343,053 number | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 352,604 number | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 359,230 number | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 363,771 number | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 364,763 number | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 363,407 number | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 363,956 number | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 364,354 number | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 364,481 number | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 362,389 number | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 360,257 number | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 361,560 number | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 365,269 number | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 371,634 number | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 380,684 number | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 391,129 number | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 397,852 number | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 403,906 number | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 410,477 number | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 419,766 number | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 319,348 number | -23.9% |
| 1999 | 326,228 number | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 334,981 number | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 343,158 number | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 353,634 number | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 364,536 number | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 374,938 number | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 381,674 number | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 388,936 number | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 392,647 number | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 396,322 number | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 400,848 number | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 409,423 number | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 417,505 number | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 429,279 number | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 440,890 number | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 452,089 number | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 462,104 number | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 472,017 number | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 482,721 number | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 493,359 number | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 502,786 number | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 294,964 number | 248,711 number | 352,604 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 362,817 number | 359,230 number | 364,763 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 378,629 number | 319,348 number | 419,766 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 373,167 number | 334,981 number | 400,848 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 456,217 number | 409,423 number | 502,786 number | 10 |
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More education data for Israel
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 92,770 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Israel?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Israel was 502,786 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 502,786 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 248,711 number in 1970.
- How does Israel rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Israel ranks 86th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.