Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Israel or Sweden?

Israel, at 478,827 number against 455,299 number in Sweden as of 2018.

What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Israel and Sweden?

23,528 number, with Israel ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Sweden?

40 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Israel vs Sweden: Enrolment in primary education, male

Israel

478,827 number

in 2018

Sweden

455,299 number

in 2018

Israel rank

85th

Sweden rank

88th

Enrolment in primary education, male over time

Israel
Sweden

How they compare

Israel currently reports 478,827 number against 455,299 number in Sweden, a difference of 23,528 number.

That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Sweden ahead.

Israel ranks 85th and Sweden ranks 88th of 202 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1970s	213,797 number	349,469 number	135,671 number	Sweden
1980s	265,829 number	319,537 number	53,708 number	Sweden
1990s	295,748 number	318,455 number	22,708 number	Sweden
2000s	371,236 number	350,049 number	21,186 number	Israel
2010s	444,453 number	373,317 number	71,136 number	Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Israel or Sweden?: Israel, at 478,827 number against 455,299 number in Sweden as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Israel and Sweden?: 23,528 number, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Sweden?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.
How do Israel and Sweden rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male?: Israel ranks 85th and Sweden ranks 88th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 247 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.