Statistics on Primary Education
(1948 - Present)
Number of Schools
| |
1948/49 |
1959/60 |
1969/70 |
1979/80 |
1989/90 |
1999/00 |
2009/10 |
2012/13 |
Hebrew Education |
Primary Schools |
467 |
1,149 |
1,235 |
1,261 |
1,204 |
1,720 |
1,889 |
1,999 |
Special Schools |
-- |
352 |
284 |
214 |
188 |
160 |
199 |
203 |
Arab Education |
Primary Schools |
45 |
138 |
207 |
294 |
309 |
355 |
479 |
519 |
Special Schools |
-- |
1 |
12 |
18 |
21 |
46 |
58 |
63 |
Total |
512 |
1,640 |
1,738 |
1,787 |
1,722 |
2,281 |
2,625 |
2,784 |
Number of Students
| |
1948/49 |
1959/60 |
1969/70 |
1979/80 |
1989/90 |
1999/00 |
2009/10 |
2012/13 |
Hebrew Education |
Primary Schools |
91,133 |
357,654 |
375,534 |
424,173 |
473,189 |
549,558 |
627,210 |
670,207 |
Special Schools |
-- |
17,410 |
18,820 |
12,214 |
13,279 |
9,082 |
10,260 |
10,880 |
Arab Education |
Primary Schools |
9,991 |
36,652 |
85,094 |
121,101 |
138,482 |
179,446 |
243,979 |
247,237 |
Special Schools |
-- |
77 |
355 |
884 |
1,118 |
2,194 |
3,236 |
3,489 |
Total |
101,124 |
411,793 |
479,803 |
558,372 |
629,068 |
740,280 |
884,685 |
931,813 |
Sources: Central Bureau of Statistics |