Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Israel

Israel: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both was 7,362 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
7,362 number
Change on year
down 4.9%
World rank
107th
of 142 countries
All-time high
19,574 number
in 1999
All-time low
5,232 number
in 2007
Years of data
15
1999–2018

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Israel, 1999–2018

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1999200820181999: 19.6k number2000: 7.6k number2001: 6.3k number2002: 5.9k number2007: 5.2k number2008: 7.7k number2009: 8.8k number2010: 8.3k number2011: 8.3k number2012: 8.3k number2013: 8.6k number2014: 8.0k number2015: 6.0k number2016: 7.7k number2018: 7.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Israel stood at 7,362 number.

That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Israel peaked at 19,574 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 5,232 number, in 2007.

Israel ranks 107th of 142 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Israel, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Israel, 1999 to 2018.
Year number Change
1999 19,574 number
2000 7,648 number -60.9%
2001 6,308 number -17.5%
2002 5,855 number -7.2%
2007 5,232 number -10.6%
2008 7,700 number +47.2%
2009 8,835 number +14.7%
2010 8,300 number -6.1%
2011 8,266 number -0.4%
2012 8,306 number +0.5%
2013 8,643 number +4.1%
2014 8,014 number -7.3%
2015 5,954 number -25.7%
2016 7,740 number +30.0%
2018 7,362 number -4.9%

Israel compared with similar countries

  • Israel's 7,362 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 15,507 number, 47% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
  • Israel's 7,362 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 70,726 number, 10% of the median. (17 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 19,574 number 19,574 number 19,574 number 1
2000s 6,930 number 5,232 number 8,835 number 6
2010s 7,823 number 5,954 number 8,643 number 8

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 104 Belize 8,906 number compare
  2. 105 Bahrain 8,504 number compare
  3. 106 Vanuatu 7,527 number compare
  4. 108 Georgia 7,356 number compare
  5. 109 New Zealand 7,282 number compare
  6. 110 Belarus 7,142 number compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Israel?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Israel was 7,362 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 19,574 number in 1999.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 5,232 number in 2007.
How does Israel rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both?
Israel ranks 107th out of 142 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Israel data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 4,335 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of adolescents and youth of secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/