Europe & Central Asia vs United Kingdom: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both

Europe & Central Asia
11.28 million number
in 2019
United Kingdom
824,782 number
in 2020
Europe & Central Asia rank
28th
United Kingdom rank
29th

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both over time

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 11.28 million number against 824,782 number in United Kingdom, a difference of 10.46 million number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 13.7 times United Kingdom's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 28th and United Kingdom ranks 29th of 45 groups.

Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1970s 13.07 million number 903,006 number 12.17 million number Europe & Central Asia
1980s 12.58 million number 691,021 number 11.89 million number Europe & Central Asia
1990s 12.64 million number 763,590 number 11.88 million number Europe & Central Asia
2000s 10.41 million number 713,896 number 9.70 million number Europe & Central Asia
2010s 10.60 million number 778,925 number 9.82 million number Europe & Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to primary education, both, Europe & Central Asia or United Kingdom?
Europe & Central Asia, at 11.28 million number against 824,782 number in United Kingdom as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, both between Europe & Central Asia and United Kingdom?
10.46 million number, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and United Kingdom?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Europe & Central Asia and United Kingdom rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 28th and United Kingdom ranks 29th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.