School age population, one year before than official … male than in Israel

Israel: School age population, one year before than official … male than 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 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 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 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.

School age population, one year before than official … male than in Israel, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number) in Israel, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 31,237 number —
1971 31,828 number +1.9%
1972 32,675 number +2.7%
1973 33,595 number +2.8%
1974 34,620 number +3.1%
1975 35,804 number +3.4%
1976 37,225 number +4.0%
1977 39,059 number +4.9%
1978 41,095 number +5.2%
1979 43,107 number +4.9%
1980 44,786 number +3.9%
1981 45,774 number +2.2%
1982 46,447 number +1.5%
1983 46,722 number +0.6%
1984 46,732 number +0.0%
1985 46,680 number -0.1%
1986 46,820 number +0.3%
1987 46,704 number -0.2%
1988 46,473 number -0.5%
1989 46,297 number -0.4%
1990 46,383 number +0.2%
1991 46,920 number +1.2%
1992 47,906 number +2.1%
1993 49,110 number +2.5%
1994 50,342 number +2.5%
1995 51,355 number +2.0%
1996 51,930 number +1.1%
1997 52,877 number +1.8%
1998 53,831 number +1.8%
1999 54,844 number +1.9%
2000 55,993 number +2.1%
2001 57,340 number +2.4%
2002 58,927 number +2.8%
2003 60,689 number +3.0%
2004 62,510 number +3.0%
2005 64,222 number +2.7%
2006 65,592 number +2.1%
2007 66,412 number +1.3%
2008 67,109 number +1.0%
2009 67,794 number +1.0%
2010 68,626 number +1.2%
2011 69,846 number +1.8%
2012 71,681 number +2.6%
2013 73,550 number +2.6%
2014 75,427 number +2.6%
2015 77,285 number +2.5%
2016 79,050 number +2.3%
2017 80,877 number +2.3%
2018 82,791 number +2.4%
2019 84,622 number +2.2%
2020 86,142 number +1.8%

Israel compared with similar countries

  • Israel's 86,142 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 29,178 number, 3.0× the median. (72 countries reporting)
  • Israel's 86,142 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 107,523 number, 80% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

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 Laos 78,772 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Israel?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry 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 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 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?
Israel ranks 89th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry 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
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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/