Population of compulsory school age, male in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)

ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204): Population of compulsory school age, male was 21.91 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
21.91 million
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
170th
of 221 groups
All-time high
21.91 million
in 2023
All-time low
19.62 million
in 2002
Years of data
26
1999–2024

Population of compulsory school age, male in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204), 1999–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M1999201120241999: 19.8M2000: 19.8M2001: 19.7M2002: 19.6M2003: 20.7M2004: 20.6M2005: 20.5M2006: 20.4M2007: 20.3M2008: 20.2M2009: 20.3M2010: 20.2M2011: 20.1M2012: 20.1M2013: 20.2M2014: 20.3M2015: 20.3M2016: 20.5M2017: 20.7M2018: 20.7M2019: 20.6M2020: 21.8M2021: 21.8M2022: 21.9M2023: 21.9M2024: 21.9M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, population of compulsory school age, male in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) stood at 21.91 million. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) peaked at 21.91 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.62 million, in 2002.

ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) ranks 170th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Population of compulsory school age, male in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204), year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, male (number) in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204), 1999 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1999 19.83 million
2000 19.83 million +0.0%
2001 19.70 million -0.6%
2002 19.62 million -0.4%
2003 20.68 million +5.4%
2004 20.58 million -0.5%
2005 20.49 million -0.5%
2006 20.38 million -0.5%
2007 20.29 million -0.5%
2008 20.24 million -0.2%
2009 20.30 million +0.3%
2010 20.19 million -0.6%
2011 20.15 million -0.2%
2012 20.15 million +0.0%
2013 20.16 million +0.1%
2014 20.25 million +0.4%
2015 20.34 million +0.5%
2016 20.52 million +0.9%
2017 20.70 million +0.8%
2018 20.67 million -0.1%
2019 20.64 million -0.2%
2020 21.78 million +5.6%
2021 21.84 million +0.3%
2022 21.86 million +0.1%
2023 21.91 million +0.2%
2024 21.91 million +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 19.83 million 19.83 million 19.83 million 1
2000s 20.21 million 19.62 million 20.68 million 10
2010s 20.38 million 20.15 million 20.70 million 10
2020s 21.86 million 21.78 million 21.91 million 5

Countries ranked near ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)

  1. 167 Barbados 18,503 compare
  2. 168 Sao Tome and Principe 17,680 compare
  3. 169 Curaçao 14,268 compare
  4. 170 Kiribati 13,784 compare
  5. 171 Saint Lucia 10,727 compare
  6. 172 Micronesia, Federated States of 9,808 compare
  7. 173 Grenada 9,804 compare

See the full ranking of 418 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
Population of compulsory school age, male in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) was 21.91 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
The highest recorded value was 21.91 million in 2023.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
The lowest recorded value was 19.62 million in 2002.
How does ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) ranks 170th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
418 places, 11,049 data points, 1974–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release