School age population, early childhood educational development in Israel

Israel: School age population, early childhood educational development was 507,578 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
507,578 number
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
36th
of 92 countries
All-time high
510,337 number
in 2018
All-time low
477,305 number
in 2013
Years of data
7
2013–2019

School age population, early childhood educational development in Israel, 2013–2019

0200.0k400.0k600.0k2013201620192013: 477.3k number2014: 487.7k number2015: 496.8k number2016: 503.4k number2017: 509.8k number2018: 510.3k number2019: 507.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, early childhood educational development in Israel stood at 507,578 number.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.

Israel ranks 36th of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

School age population, early childhood educational development in Israel, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number) in Israel, 2013 to 2019.
Year number Change
2013 477,305 number
2014 487,682 number +2.2%
2015 496,780 number +1.9%
2016 503,402 number +1.3%
2017 509,795 number +1.3%
2018 510,337 number +0.1%
2019 507,578 number -0.5%

Israel compared with similar countries

  • Israel's 507,578 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 160,778 number, 3.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Israel's 507,578 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 507,578 number, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 33 Romania 573,091 number compare
  2. 34 Benin 571,445 number
  3. 35 Zambia 542,853 number
  4. 37 Laos 478,317 number compare
  5. 38 El Salvador 463,205 number compare
  6. 39 Mauritania 409,120 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Israel?
School age population, early childhood educational development in Israel was 507,578 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 510,337 number in 2018.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 477,305 number in 2013.
How does Israel rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
Israel ranks 36th out of 92 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. 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 School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,087 data points, 1972–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/