School age population, primary education, both sexes in Israel
Israel: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 937,776 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
937,776 number
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
87th
of 206 countries
All-time high
937,776 number
in 2020
All-time low
348,125 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Israel, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, both sexes in Israel is 937,776 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% 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 937,776 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 348,125 number, in 1970.
Israel ranks 87th of 206 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, primary education, both sexes in Israel, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 348,125 number | — |
| 1971 | 354,305 number | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 362,458 number | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 370,865 number | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 379,483 number | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 388,260 number | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 397,380 number | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 408,327 number | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 422,183 number | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 438,880 number | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 458,024 number | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 478,069 number | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 496,876 number | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 512,241 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 523,874 number | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 531,608 number | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 536,201 number | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 539,932 number | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 542,004 number | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 543,245 number | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 544,941 number | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 548,434 number | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 556,193 number | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 567,969 number | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 581,652 number | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 594,457 number | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 604,101 number | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 612,257 number | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 618,902 number | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 624,776 number | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 631,036 number | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 638,613 number | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 647,362 number | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 658,220 number | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 671,957 number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 689,175 number | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 709,271 number | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 726,328 number | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 741,917 number | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 755,324 number | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 765,718 number | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 773,490 number | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 788,359 number | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 803,439 number | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 819,254 number | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 836,653 number | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 855,888 number | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 874,269 number | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 894,286 number | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 915,685 number | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 937,776 number | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 387,027 number | 348,125 number | 438,880 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 516,207 number | 458,024 number | 543,245 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 585,368 number | 544,941 number | 624,776 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 686,920 number | 631,036 number | 755,324 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 832,704 number | 765,718 number | 915,685 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 937,776 number | 937,776 number | 937,776 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 84 Tunisia 1.12 million number compare
- 85 Netherlands 1.09 million number compare
- 86 Romania 1.03 million number compare
- 88 Tajikistan 879,893 number compare
- 89 Congo 879,262 number compare
- 90 Central African Republic 823,789 number compare
More education data for Israel
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (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 937,776 number in 2020, 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 937,776 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 348,125 number in 1970.
- How does Israel rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Israel ranks 87th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- 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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.