Pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied was 19.85 million Number in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
19.85 million Number
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
1st
of 3 regions
All-time high
21.16 million Number
in 2019
All-time low
18.51 million Number
in 2013
Years of data
12
2013–2024
Pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) recorded 19.85 million Number for pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 21.16 million Number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18.51 million Number, in 2013.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 18.51 million Number | — |
| 2014 | 19.04 million Number | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 19.05 million Number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 19.82 million Number | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 19.65 million Number | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 21.02 million Number | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 21.16 million Number | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 20.47 million Number | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 20.35 million Number | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 20.01 million Number | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 19.90 million Number | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 19.85 million Number | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.75 million Number | 18.51 million Number | 21.16 million Number | 7 |
| 2020s | 20.11 million Number | 19.85 million Number | 20.47 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 and modern foreign language studied in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 19.85 million Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 21.16 million Number in 2019.
- What is the lowest pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.51 million Number in 2013.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st out of 3 regions with data for 2024.
- Is pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 and modern foreign language studied - absolute numbers and % of pupils by language studied. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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