Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages was 56.30 million Number in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
56.30 million Number
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
1st
of 3 regions
All-time high
56.49 million Number
in 2017
All-time low
53.74 million Number
in 2018
Years of data
12
2013–2024
Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2024, pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) stood at 56.30 million Number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 56.49 million Number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 53.74 million Number, in 2018.
Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 55.53 million Number | — |
| 2014 | 55.24 million Number | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 55.48 million Number | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 55.53 million Number | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 56.49 million Number | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 53.74 million Number | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 53.77 million Number | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 55.97 million Number | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 55.76 million Number | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 55.88 million Number | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 56.18 million Number | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 56.30 million Number | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 55.11 million Number | 53.74 million Number | 56.49 million Number | 7 |
| 2020s | 56.02 million Number | 55.76 million Number | 56.30 million Number | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
More education data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 19.8% (2025)
- Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region 9.1% (2025)
- Pupils enrolled in primary education by sex and NUTS 2 region 23.21 million Number (2024)
- Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme 18.53 million Number (2024)
- Participation rates of selected age groups in education at regional 95.6 Rate (2024)
- Pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme 19.01 million Number (2024)
- Distribution of pupils and students enrolled in general and 97.8% (2024)
- Pupils enrolled in post-secondary non-tertiary education by programme 1.45 million Number (2024)
- Pupils and students enrolled by sex, age and NUTS 2 region 2.36 million Number (2024)
- Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme 19.03 million Number (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 56.30 million Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 56.49 million Number in 2017.
- What is the lowest pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.74 million Number in 2018.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st out of 3 regions with data for 2024.
- Is pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages studied - absolute numbers and % of pupils by number of languages studied. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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