School age population, early childhood educational development in Israel

Israel: School age population, early childhood educational development was 247,295 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
247,295 number
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
36th
of 92 countries
All-time high
248,441 number
in 2018
All-time low
232,422 number
in 2013
Years of data
7
2013–2019

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

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k2013201620192013: 232.4k number2014: 237.3k number2015: 241.7k number2016: 244.9k number2017: 248.0k number2018: 248.4k number2019: 247.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Israel recorded 247,295 number for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.

That places Israel 36th out of 92 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, female (number) in Israel, 2013 to 2019.
Year number Change
2013 232,422 number
2014 237,350 number +2.1%
2015 241,671 number +1.8%
2016 244,854 number +1.3%
2017 248,031 number +1.3%
2018 248,441 number +0.2%
2019 247,295 number -0.5%

Israel compared with similar countries

  • Israel's 247,295 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 78,335 number, 3.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Israel's 247,295 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 247,295 number, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 33 Benin 281,629 number
  2. 34 Romania 278,713 number compare
  3. 35 Zambia 268,498 number
  4. 37 Laos 234,253 number compare
  5. 38 El Salvador 226,211 number compare
  6. 39 Mauritania 200,757 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 247,295 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 248,441 number in 2018.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 232,422 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 6.4%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (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

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development education 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/