Population of compulsory school age, female in WB: Euro Area
WB: Euro Area: Population of compulsory school age, female was 20.91 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, female in WB: Euro Area, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, population of compulsory school age, female in WB: Euro Area stood at 20.91 million. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in WB: Euro Area peaked at 20.91 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.84 million, in 2002.
That places WB: Euro Area 169th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, female in WB: Euro Area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 19.10 million | — |
| 2000 | 19.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 18.92 million | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 18.84 million | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 19.85 million | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 19.75 million | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 19.65 million | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 19.55 million | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 19.46 million | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 19.41 million | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 19.46 million | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 19.35 million | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 19.30 million | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 19.29 million | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 19.29 million | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 19.37 million | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 19.45 million | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 19.55 million | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 19.70 million | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 19.70 million | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 19.68 million | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 20.78 million | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 20.84 million | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 20.84 million | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 20.91 million | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 20.91 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.10 million | 19.10 million | 19.10 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 19.40 million | 18.84 million | 19.85 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.47 million | 19.29 million | 19.70 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.86 million | 20.78 million | 20.91 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Euro Area
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.10 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.002 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.90 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in WB: Euro Area?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in WB: Euro Area was 20.91 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in WB: Euro Area?
- The highest recorded value was 20.91 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in WB: Euro Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.84 million in 2002.
- How does WB: Euro Area rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- WB: Euro Area ranks 169th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in WB: Euro Area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Euro Area data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release