Population of compulsory school age, male in Israel

Israel: Population of compulsory school age, male was 1.14 million number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
1.14 million number
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
72nd
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.14 million number
in 2019
All-time low
581,211 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, male in Israel, 1998–2019

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1998200820191998: 581.2k number1999: 586.6k number2000: 591.9k number2001: 597.9k number2002: 604.3k number2003: 612.4k number2004: 622.7k number2005: 635.1k number2006: 649.3k number2007: 662.5k number2008: 675.9k number2009: 800.5k number2010: 813.8k number2011: 826.3k number2012: 844.5k number2013: 861.8k number2014: 878.6k number2015: 895.8k number2016: 1.1M number2017: 1.1M number2018: 1.1M number2019: 1.1M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, population of compulsory school age, male in Israel stood at 1.14 million number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 42.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Israel peaked at 1.14 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 581,211 number, in 1998.

Israel ranks 72nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 583,930 number 581,211 number 586,649 number 2
2000s 645,241 number 591,924 number 800,460 number 10
2010s 955,830 number 813,846 number 1.14 million number 10

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 69 Honduras 1.25 million number compare
  2. 70 South Sudan 1.18 million number compare
  3. 71 Jordan 1.15 million number compare
  4. 73 Romania 1.07 million number compare
  5. 74 Guinea 1.03 million number compare
  6. 75 Togo 1.02 million number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places β†’

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All data for Israel β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in Israel?
Population of compulsory school age, male in Israel was 1.14 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 1.14 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 581,211 number in 1998.
How does Israel rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
Israel ranks 72nd out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.8%. 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, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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Population of male children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.