Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 4.11 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.11 million
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
140th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.24 million
in 1999
All-time low
3.73 million
in 2009
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in SDG: Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Europe recorded 4.11 million for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in SDG: Europe peaked at 4.24 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3.73 million, in 2009.
That places SDG: Europe 140th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in SDG: Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4.24 million | — |
| 2000 | 4.24 million | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 4.02 million | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 3.97 million | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 3.91 million | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 3.84 million | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 3.77 million | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 3.76 million | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 3.76 million | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 3.76 million | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.73 million | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 3.80 million | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 3.85 million | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 3.88 million | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 3.94 million | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 3.97 million | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 4.11 million | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 4.16 million | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 4.17 million | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 4.12 million | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 4.13 million | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 4.14 million | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 4.13 million | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 4.12 million | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 4.12 million | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 4.11 million | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.24 million | 4.24 million | 4.24 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.88 million | 3.73 million | 4.24 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.01 million | 3.80 million | 4.17 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.12 million | 4.11 million | 4.14 million | 5 |
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More education data for SDG: Europe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 32.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 342,650 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.0663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in SDG: Europe?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in SDG: Europe was 4.11 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 SDG: Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 4.24 million in 1999.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.73 million in 2009.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- SDG: Europe ranks 140th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in SDG: Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe 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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February 2026 Data Release