School age population, early childhood educational development in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: School age population, early childhood educational development was 1.02 million in 2024. βΌ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in United Kingdom, 2013β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in United Kingdom is 1.02 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in United Kingdom peaked at 1.17 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.02 million, in 2024.
United Kingdom ranks 16th of 102 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.14 million | 1.09 million | 1.17 million | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.03 million | 1.02 million | 1.06 million | 5 |
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More education data for United Kingdom
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 281,128 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in United Kingdom?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in United Kingdom was 1.02 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 million in 2024.
- How does United Kingdom rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- United Kingdom ranks 16th out of 102 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release