Enrolment in primary education, female (number) (primary female) in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)
ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204): Enrolment in primary education, female (number) (primary female) was 8.83 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in primary education, female in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) recorded 8.83 million for enrolment in primary education, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, female in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) peaked at 11.74 million in 1972 and was at its lowest, 8.65 million, in 2004.
That places ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 172nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Enrolment in primary education, female (number) (primary female) in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9.12 million | — |
| 1971 | 11.66 million | +27.9% |
| 1972 | 11.74 million | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 11.71 million | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 11.64 million | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 11.59 million | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 11.62 million | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 11.40 million | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 11.34 million | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 11.25 million | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 11.20 million | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 11.08 million | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 10.98 million | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 10.78 million | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 10.58 million | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 10.41 million | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 10.22 million | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 10.14 million | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 9.97 million | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 9.67 million | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 9.64 million | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 9.41 million | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 9.24 million | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 9.19 million | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 9.14 million | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 9.05 million | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 9.27 million | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 9.21 million | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 9.24 million | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 9.16 million | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 9.05 million | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 8.90 million | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 8.75 million | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 8.68 million | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 8.65 million | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 8.71 million | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 8.73 million | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 8.81 million | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 8.82 million | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 8.80 million | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 8.78 million | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 8.77 million | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 8.75 million | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 8.82 million | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 8.81 million | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.88 million | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 8.91 million | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 8.99 million | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 9.00 million | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 8.99 million | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 8.94 million | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 8.83 million | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 8.76 million | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 8.83 million | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 8.83 million | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in primary education, female (number) (primary female) in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +27.9% | 9.12 million | 11.66 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.31 million | 9.12 million | 11.74 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.50 million | 9.67 million | 11.20 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.26 million | 9.05 million | 9.64 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.79 million | 8.65 million | 9.05 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.87 million | 8.75 million | 9.00 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.84 million | 8.76 million | 8.94 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)
- 169 Luxembourg 21,101 compare
- 170 Montenegro 18,750 compare
- 171 Macao 18,335 compare
- 172 Guadeloupe 18,209 compare
- 173 Brunei 18,161 compare
- 174 Sao Tome and Principe 18,093 compare
- 175 Martinique 16,933 compare
More education data for ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 187,449 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.09 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.83 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.002 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, female in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
- Enrolment in primary education, female in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) was 8.83 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.74 million in 1972.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.65 million in 2004.
- How does ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) rank for enrolment in primary education, female?
- ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) ranks 172nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in primary education, female rising or falling in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release