School age population, primary education, male in Israel
Israel: School age population, primary education, male was 481,651 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, male in Israel, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Israel recorded 481,651 number for school age population, primary education, male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Israel peaked at 481,651 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 179,096 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, male in Israel, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 179,096 number | — |
| 1971 | 182,198 number | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 186,505 number | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 190,897 number | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 195,361 number | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 199,887 number | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 204,583 number | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 210,059 number | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 216,979 number | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 225,338 number | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 234,984 number | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 245,158 number | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 254,605 number | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 262,362 number | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 268,277 number | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 272,244 number | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 274,630 number | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 276,648 number | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 277,865 number | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 278,630 number | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 279,520 number | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 281,160 number | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 285,359 number | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 291,299 number | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 298,045 number | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 304,352 number | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 309,187 number | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 313,233 number | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 316,580 number | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 319,637 number | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 323,015 number | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 327,172 number | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 331,786 number | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 337,558 number | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 344,828 number | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 353,834 number | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 364,233 number | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 373,023 number | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 380,975 number | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 387,753 number | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 392,982 number | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 396,914 number | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 404,487 number | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 412,256 number | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 420,482 number | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 429,585 number | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 439,671 number | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 449,076 number | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 459,335 number | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 470,315 number | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 481,651 number | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 199,090 number | 179,096 number | 225,338 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 264,540 number | 234,984 number | 278,630 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 299,837 number | 279,520 number | 319,637 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 352,418 number | 323,015 number | 387,753 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 427,510 number | 392,982 number | 470,315 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 481,651 number | 481,651 number | 481,651 number | 1 |
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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, male in Israel?
- School age population, primary education, male in Israel was 481,651 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 481,651 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 179,096 number in 1970.
- How does Israel rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Israel ranks 87th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.