School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Euro area
Euro area: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes was 3.55 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
3.55 million number
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
40th
of 45 groups
All-time high
5.00 million number
in 1975
All-time low
3.43 million number
in 2014
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Euro area, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Euro area is 3.55 million number, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Euro area peaked at 5.00 million number in 1975 and was at its lowest, 3.43 million number, in 2014.
Euro area ranks 40th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Euro area, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.72 million number | — |
| 1971 | 4.80 million number | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 4.87 million number | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 4.94 million number | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 4.98 million number | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 5.00 million number | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 4.97 million number | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 4.94 million number | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 4.90 million number | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 4.82 million number | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 4.72 million number | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 4.62 million number | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 4.52 million number | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 4.42 million number | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 4.34 million number | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 4.27 million number | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 4.19 million number | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 4.11 million number | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 4.03 million number | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 3.97 million number | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 3.93 million number | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 3.90 million number | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 3.89 million number | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 3.87 million number | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 3.85 million number | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 3.83 million number | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 3.82 million number | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 3.79 million number | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 3.76 million number | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 3.73 million number | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 3.68 million number | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 3.63 million number | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 3.59 million number | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 3.56 million number | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 3.50 million number | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 3.49 million number | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 3.48 million number | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.48 million number | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 3.45 million number | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 3.45 million number | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.45 million number | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 3.47 million number | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 3.45 million number | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 3.43 million number | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 3.43 million number | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.44 million number | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 3.46 million number | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 3.50 million number | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 3.51 million number | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 3.55 million number | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.89 million number | 4.72 million number | 5.00 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.32 million number | 3.97 million number | 4.72 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.84 million number | 3.73 million number | 3.93 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.53 million number | 3.45 million number | 3.68 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.47 million number | 3.43 million number | 3.55 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 37 Madagascar 679,650 number compare
- 38 Cameroon 666,341 number compare
- 39 Côte d'Ivoire 638,724 number compare
- 40 Niger 627,018 number compare
- 41 Morocco 621,902 number compare
- 42 Uzbekistan 605,204 number compare
- 43 Italy 569,500 number compare
More education data for Euro area
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 14.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.96 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0512 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 18.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Euro area?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Euro area was 3.55 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 5.00 million number in 1975.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.43 million number in 2014.
- How does Euro area rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Euro area ranks 40th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.