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.
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 85.4% | — |
| 2002 | 87.2% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 92.2% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 85.4% | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 82.4% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 83.3% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 89.6% | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 88.3% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 93.2% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 87.7% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 94.0% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 94.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 99.9% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.6% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.8% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 99.4% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 98.4% | -1.0% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 98.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 87.1%, 1.1× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Israel's 98.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 51.5%, 1.9× the median. (18 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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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Share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.