Secondary education, general pupils in Israel
Israel: Secondary education, general pupils was 657,883 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, general pupils in Israel, 1973–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2017, secondary education, general pupils in Israel stood at 657,883. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils in Israel peaked at 657,883 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 200,523, in 1973.
Israel ranks 83rd of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 217,397 | 200,523 | 236,881 | 7 |
| 1980s | 299,203 | 245,497 | 355,887 | 10 |
| 1990s | 404,180 | 358,411 | 490,547 | 8 |
| 2000s | 550,842 | 536,260 | 564,681 | 10 |
| 2010s | 613,546 | 575,551 | 657,883 | 8 |
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 secondary education, general pupils in Israel?
- Secondary education, general pupils in Israel was 657,883 in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, general pupils recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 657,883 in 2017.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 200,523 in 1973.
- How does Israel rank for secondary education, general pupils?
- Israel ranks 83rd out of 204 countries with data for 2017.
- Is secondary education, general pupils rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. 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 Secondary education, general pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.