School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Israel

Israel: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 86,142 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
86,142 number
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
89th
of 202 countries
All-time high
86,142 number
in 2020
All-time low
31,237 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Israel, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Israel stood at 86,142 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Israel peaked at 86,142 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 31,237 number, in 1970.

That places Israel 89th out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 36,024 number 31,237 number 43,107 number 10
1980s 46,344 number 44,786 number 46,820 number 10
1990s 50,550 number 46,383 number 54,844 number 10
2000s 62,659 number 55,993 number 67,794 number 10
2010s 76,376 number 68,626 number 84,622 number 10
2020s 86,142 number 86,142 number 86,142 number 1

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 86 Romania 96,279 number compare
  2. 87 Azerbaijan 91,396 number compare
  3. 88 Netherlands 91,089 number compare
  4. 90 Kyrgyzstan 79,499 number compare
  5. 91 Congo 79,423 number compare
  6. 92 Lao People’s Democratic Republic 78,772 number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Israel?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Israel was 86,142 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 86,142 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 31,237 number in 1970.
How does Israel rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Israel ranks 89th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. 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, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/