School age population, last grade of primary education, female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203): School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 2.26 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.26 million
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
162nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.55 million
in 1999
All-time low
2.17 million
in 2013
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) is 2.26 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) peaked at 2.55 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2.17 million, in 2013.
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) ranks 162nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.55 million | — |
| 2000 | 2.55 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.47 million | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 2.44 million | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 2.42 million | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 2.35 million | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 2.30 million | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 2.28 million | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 2.27 million | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 2.22 million | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 2.21 million | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 2.21 million | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 2.21 million | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 2.19 million | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 2.17 million | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 2.18 million | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 2.19 million | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 2.20 million | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 2.23 million | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 2.25 million | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 2.27 million | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 2.32 million | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 2.29 million | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 2.26 million | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 2.26 million | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 2.26 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.55 million | 2.55 million | 2.55 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.35 million | 2.21 million | 2.55 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.21 million | 2.17 million | 2.27 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.28 million | 2.26 million | 2.32 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
More education data for ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.17 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.39 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 233,619 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) was 2.26 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.55 million in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.17 million in 2013.
- How does ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) ranks 162nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release