School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Israel
Israel: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 5.86 years in 2024. β¬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Israel, 2001β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Israel is 5.86 years, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Israel peaked at 6.02 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5.86 years, in 2024.
Israel ranks 106th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.9 years | 5.86 years | 5.98 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.98 years | 5.94 years | 6.02 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.9 years | 5.86 years | 5.93 years | 5 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 97.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0093 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Israel?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Israel was 5.86 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 6.02 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.86 years in 2024.
- How does Israel rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Israel ranks 106th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release