Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)

ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203): Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 2.29 million in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
2.29 million
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
163rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.44 million
in 1999
All-time low
2.27 million
in 2010
Years of data
26
1999–2024

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), 1999–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M1999201120241999: 2.4M2000: 2.4M2001: 2.4M2002: 2.3M2003: 2.3M2004: 2.3M2005: 2.3M2006: 2.3M2007: 2.3M2008: 2.3M2009: 2.3M2010: 2.3M2011: 2.3M2012: 2.3M2013: 2.3M2014: 2.3M2015: 2.4M2016: 2.4M2017: 2.4M2018: 2.3M2019: 2.3M2020: 2.3M2021: 2.3M2022: 2.3M2023: 2.3M2024: 2.3M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) recorded 2.29 million for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in 2024.

That represents a change of down 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) peaked at 2.44 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2.27 million, in 2010.

That places ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 163rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number) in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), 1999 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1999 2.44 million
2000 2.44 million +0.0%
2001 2.36 million -2.9%
2002 2.33 million -1.5%
2003 2.33 million +0.0%
2004 2.32 million -0.4%
2005 2.30 million -0.8%
2006 2.30 million -0.2%
2007 2.33 million +1.4%
2008 2.30 million -1.3%
2009 2.28 million -1.0%
2010 2.27 million -0.1%
2011 2.29 million +0.5%
2012 2.29 million +0.4%
2013 2.33 million +1.5%
2014 2.35 million +0.9%
2015 2.40 million +2.0%
2016 2.39 million -0.2%
2017 2.39 million +0.1%
2018 2.34 million -2.4%
2019 2.31 million -1.3%
2020 2.27 million -1.4%
2021 2.28 million +0.3%
2022 2.28 million +0.2%
2023 2.29 million +0.2%
2024 2.29 million +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.44 million 2.44 million 2.44 million 1
2000s 2.33 million 2.28 million 2.44 million 10
2010s 2.34 million 2.27 million 2.40 million 10
2020s 2.28 million 2.27 million 2.29 million 5

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

  1. 160 Estonia 7,972 compare
  2. 161 Mauritius 6,592 compare
  3. 162 Réunion 5,894 compare
  4. 163 Suriname 5,398 compare
  5. 164 Cape Verde 4,964 compare
  6. 165 Bhutan 4,892 compare
  7. 166 Cyprus 4,803 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) was 2.29 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
The highest recorded value was 2.44 million in 1999.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
The lowest recorded value was 2.27 million in 2010.
How does ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) ranks 163rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. 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 the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,725 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release