School age population, primary education, female in Israel
Israel: School age population, primary education, female was 456,125 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
456,125 number
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
87th
of 206 countries
All-time high
456,125 number
in 2020
All-time low
169,029 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, female in Israel, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, female in Israel stood at 456,125 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Israel peaked at 456,125 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 169,029 number, in 1970.
That places Israel 87th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, female in Israel, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 169,029 number | — |
| 1971 | 172,107 number | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 175,953 number | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 179,968 number | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 184,122 number | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 188,373 number | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 192,797 number | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 198,268 number | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 205,204 number | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 213,542 number | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 223,040 number | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 232,911 number | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 242,271 number | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 249,879 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 255,597 number | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 259,364 number | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 261,571 number | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 263,284 number | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 264,139 number | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 264,615 number | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 265,421 number | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 267,274 number | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 270,834 number | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 276,670 number | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 283,607 number | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 290,105 number | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 294,914 number | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 299,024 number | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 302,322 number | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 305,139 number | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 308,021 number | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 311,441 number | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 315,576 number | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 320,662 number | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 327,129 number | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 335,341 number | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 345,038 number | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 353,305 number | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 360,942 number | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 367,571 number | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 372,736 number | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 376,576 number | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 383,872 number | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 391,183 number | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 398,772 number | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 407,068 number | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 416,217 number | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 425,193 number | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 434,951 number | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 445,370 number | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 456,125 number | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 187,936 number | 169,029 number | 213,542 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 251,667 number | 223,040 number | 264,615 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 285,531 number | 265,421 number | 305,139 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 334,503 number | 308,021 number | 367,571 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 405,194 number | 372,736 number | 445,370 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 456,125 number | 456,125 number | 456,125 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 84 Tunisia 540,975 number compare
- 85 Netherlands 531,516 number compare
- 86 Romania 500,531 number compare
- 88 Congo 435,980 number compare
- 89 Tajikistan 427,802 number compare
- 90 Central African Republic 409,803 number compare
More education data for Israel
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.44 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Israel?
- School age population, primary education, female in Israel was 456,125 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 456,125 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 169,029 number in 1970.
- How does Israel rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Israel ranks 87th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.