Israel - Primary education

Primary education, duration (years)

Primary education, duration (years) in Israel was 6.00 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 6.00 in 2021, while its lowest value was 6.00 in 1970.

Definition: Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 6.00
1971 6.00
1972 6.00
1973 6.00
1974 6.00
1975 6.00
1976 6.00
1977 6.00
1978 6.00
1979 6.00
1980 6.00
1981 6.00
1982 6.00
1983 6.00
1984 6.00
1985 6.00
1986 6.00
1987 6.00
1988 6.00
1989 6.00
1990 6.00
1991 6.00
1992 6.00
1993 6.00
1994 6.00
1995 6.00
1996 6.00
1997 6.00
1998 6.00
1999 6.00
2000 6.00
2001 6.00
2002 6.00
2003 6.00
2004 6.00
2005 6.00
2006 6.00
2007 6.00
2008 6.00
2009 6.00
2010 6.00
2011 6.00
2012 6.00
2013 6.00
2014 6.00
2015 6.00
2016 6.00
2017 6.00
2018 6.00
2019 6.00
2020 6.00
2021 6.00

Primary education, pupils

The value for Primary education, pupils in Israel was 957,167 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 46 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 957,167 in 2019 and a minimum value of 388,057 in 1973.

Definition: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1973 388,057
1974 396,193
1975 405,759
1976 416,206
1977 427,923
1978 441,226
1979 452,905
1980 474,427
1981 487,345
1982 500,721
1983 517,174
1984 527,968
1985 534,025
1986 537,547
1987 534,514
1988 537,493
1989 533,635
1990 525,606
1991 544,748
1992 567,496
1993 582,504
1994 595,525
1995 618,513
1996 631,916
1999 662,329
2000 676,676
2001 684,986
2002 693,567
2003 702,128
2004 714,410
2005 721,999
2006 736,255
2007 757,809
2008 769,328
2009 786,094
2010 807,424
2011 821,481
2012 842,079
2013 848,721
2014 861,699
2015 883,706
2016 896,526
2017 917,118
2018 936,214
2019 957,167

Primary education, pupils (% female)

Primary education, pupils (% female) in Israel was 48.86 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 49.63 in 1988, while its lowest value was 48.55 in 1999.

Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1973 49.18
1974 48.62
1975 48.66
1976 48.80
1977 48.88
1978 48.96
1979 49.12
1980 49.10
1983 49.03
1984 49.35
1985 49.56
1986 49.54
1987 49.33
1988 49.63
1989 49.05
1990 49.43
1991 49.50
1992 48.94
1993 48.86
1994 48.76
1999 48.55
2000 48.55
2001 48.69
2002 48.67
2003 48.65
2004 48.73
2005 48.79
2006 48.86
2007 48.87
2008 48.82
2009 48.80
2010 48.79
2011 48.80
2012 48.81
2013 48.76
2014 48.77
2015 48.82
2016 48.86
2017 48.86

Primary education, teachers

The value for Primary education, teachers in Israel was 78,940 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 44 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 78,940 in 2019 and a minimum value of 29,195 in 1975.

Definition: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1975 29,195
1976 32,657
1977 34,579
1978 35,838
1979 37,210
1980 39,401
1981 41,468
1982 42,068
1983 42,395
1984 42,536
1985 42,900
1986 41,943
1987 41,199
1988 37,623
1989 38,798
1990 37,627
1991 40,571
1992 43,248
1993 47,299
1994 48,010
1999 50,090
2000 49,863
2001 50,982
2002 51,769
2003 53,222
2004 54,119
2005 55,458
2006 55,164
2007 57,666
2008 59,062
2009 60,155
2010 61,830
2011 65,705
2013 70,045
2014 71,135
2015 73,104
2016 74,273
2018 77,428
2019 78,940

Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Israel was 85.52 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 42 years was 85.69 in 2018, while its lowest value was 75.61 in 1977.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1977 75.61
1978 76.66
1979 77.45
1980 76.69
1988 81.20
1989 81.49
1990 81.66
1991 82.19
1992 82.83
1993 83.79
1994 83.85
1999 84.82
2000 84.68
2001 84.47
2002 84.37
2003 84.48
2004 84.44
2005 84.42
2006 84.40
2007 84.55
2008 84.19
2009 84.07
2010 85.17
2013 85.00
2014 85.29
2015 85.27
2016 85.44
2018 85.69
2019 85.52

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes