Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Israel
Israel: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 98.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Israel, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Israel stood at 98.4%.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Israel peaked at 99.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 82.4%, in 2005.
That places Israel 11th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.4% | 82.4% | 93.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 97.4% | 87.7% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 98.4% | 99.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More education data for Israel
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 97.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 92,770 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.79 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Israel?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Israel was 98.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.4% in 2005.
- How does Israel rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Israel ranks 11th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.