School age population, primary education, both sexes in Israel
Israel: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 1.09 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Israel, 2001–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, both sexes in Israel is 1.09 million, 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 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Israel peaked at 1.09 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 688,936, in 2001.
That places Israel 87th 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, primary education, both sexes in Israel, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 688,936 | — |
| 2002 | 701,538 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 714,563 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 726,977 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 740,691 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 755,984 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 771,890 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 790,692 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 806,398 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 807,565 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 826,782 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 841,383 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 854,710 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 868,792 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 885,717 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 903,966 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 922,974 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 946,147 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 970,238 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 994,243 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 1.02 million | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 1.04 million | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 1.06 million | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 1.08 million | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 1.09 million | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 744,185 | 688,936 | 806,398 | 9 |
| 2010s | 882,827 | 807,565 | 970,238 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 million | 994,243 | 1.09 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 84 Jordan 1.15 million compare
- 85 Dominican Republic 1.14 million compare
- 86 Netherlands 1.09 million compare
- 88 Tajikistan 1.06 million compare
- 89 Romania 1.04 million compare
- 90 Congo 1.01 million compare
More education data for Israel
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Israel?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Israel was 1.09 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 688,936 in 2001.
- How does Israel rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Israel ranks 87th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release