Population of compulsory school age, male in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)

ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203): Population of compulsory school age, male was 27.56 million in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
27.56 million
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
153rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
27.56 million
in 2023
All-time low
25.48 million
in 2013
Years of data
26
1999–2024

Population of compulsory school age, male in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), 1999–2024

010.0M20.0M30.0M1999201120241999: 26.7M2000: 26.7M2001: 26.4M2002: 26.1M2003: 27.4M2004: 27.2M2005: 27.1M2006: 26.7M2007: 26.4M2008: 26.1M2009: 25.9M2010: 25.7M2011: 25.6M2012: 25.6M2013: 25.5M2014: 25.6M2015: 25.8M2016: 26.0M2017: 26.3M2018: 26.3M2019: 26.4M2020: 27.4M2021: 27.4M2022: 27.5M2023: 27.6M2024: 27.6M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, male in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) is 27.56 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) peaked at 27.56 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.48 million, in 2013.

That places ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 153rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Population of compulsory school age, male in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, male (number) in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), 1999 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1999 26.67 million
2000 26.67 million +0.0%
2001 26.37 million -1.1%
2002 26.10 million -1.0%
2003 27.38 million +4.9%
2004 27.15 million -0.8%
2005 27.08 million -0.2%
2006 26.71 million -1.4%
2007 26.44 million -1.0%
2008 26.12 million -1.2%
2009 25.95 million -0.7%
2010 25.75 million -0.8%
2011 25.64 million -0.4%
2012 25.60 million -0.2%
2013 25.48 million -0.5%
2014 25.58 million +0.4%
2015 25.81 million +0.9%
2016 26.04 million +0.9%
2017 26.35 million +1.2%
2018 26.34 million -0.0%
2019 26.39 million +0.2%
2020 27.37 million +3.7%
2021 27.40 million +0.1%
2022 27.49 million +0.3%
2023 27.56 million +0.3%
2024 27.56 million +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 26.67 million 26.67 million 26.67 million 1
2000s 26.60 million 25.95 million 27.38 million 10
2010s 25.90 million 25.48 million 26.39 million 10
2020s 27.48 million 27.37 million 27.56 million 5

Countries ranked near ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)

  1. 150 Trinidad and Tobago 64,829 compare
  2. 151 Comoros 64,387 compare
  3. 152 Cape Verde 50,630 compare
  4. 153 Cyprus 49,794 compare
  5. 154 Guyana 49,381 compare
  6. 155 Maldives 46,497 compare
  7. 156 Luxembourg 43,913 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
Population of compulsory school age, male in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) was 27.56 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
The highest recorded value was 27.56 million in 2023.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
The lowest recorded value was 25.48 million in 2013.
How does ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) ranks 153rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 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