School enrollment, preprimary in Israel
Israel: School enrollment, preprimary was 111.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary in Israel, 1971–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, preprimary in Israel is 111.2%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Israel peaked at 113.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 47.4%, in 1973.
Israel ranks 10th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary in Israel, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 47.7% | — |
| 1972 | 49.5% | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 47.4% | -4.3% |
| 1974 | 49.7% | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 63.7% | +28.3% |
| 1976 | 64.9% | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 61.6% | -5.2% |
| 1978 | 59.3% | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 73.9% | +24.5% |
| 1980 | 73.5% | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 74.1% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 76.4% | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 78.3% | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 78.3% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 77.4% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 80.1% | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 81.3% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 83.6% | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 86.8% | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 87.1% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 88.5% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 88.4% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 86.5% | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 86.7% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 78.0% | -10.0% |
| 1996 | 76.8% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 90.0% | +17.3% |
| 2000 | 89.1% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 94.3% | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 96.4% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 101.4% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 94.6% | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 94.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 93.0% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 100.4% | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 100.2% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 106.8% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 98.3% | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 104.7% | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 102.6% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 113.3% | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 111.1% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 111.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 112.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 110.8% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 111.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 110.1% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 111.2% | +1.1% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 111.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 93.0%, 1.2× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Israel's 111.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 49.5%, 2.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, preprimary in Israel changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +28.3% | 49.7% | 63.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57.5% | 47.4% | 73.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 79.0% | 73.5% | 86.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.3% | 76.8% | 90.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 97.1% | 89.1% | 106.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 108.6% | 98.3% | 113.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 111.2% | 111.2% | 111.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More education data for Israel
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 71,062 (2009)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 7,660 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 291,410 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 277,964 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 948,390 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.05 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9923 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1048 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary in Israel?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Israel was 111.2% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 113.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.4% in 1973.
- How does Israel rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Israel ranks 10th out of 197 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.