Secondary education, pupils in Israel
Israel: Secondary education, pupils was 948,390 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Israel, 1973–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Israel recorded 948,390 for secondary education, pupils in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Israel peaked at 948,390 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 276,004, in 1973.
That places Israel 79th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 291,922 | 276,004 | 312,658 | 7 |
| 1980s | 392,612 | 324,725 | 462,580 | 10 |
| 1990s | 525,988 | 468,620 | 629,372 | 8 |
| 2000s | 673,701 | 649,597 | 693,877 | 10 |
| 2010s | 777,810 | 708,340 | 847,418 | 10 |
| 2020s | 906,147 | 863,262 | 948,390 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More education data for Israel
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.1% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 92,770 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 97.4% (2024)
- Labor force, female 48.3% (2025)
- Labor force, total 4.83 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils in Israel?
- Secondary education, pupils in Israel was 948,390 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 948,390 in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 276,004 in 1973.
- How does Israel rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Israel ranks 79th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.