School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Euro area
Euro area: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 1.72 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
1.72 million number
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
40th
of 45 groups
All-time high
2.44 million number
in 1975
All-time low
1.67 million number
in 2013
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Euro area, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Euro area recorded 1.72 million number for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Euro area peaked at 2.44 million number in 1975 and was at its lowest, 1.67 million number, in 2013.
That places Euro area 40th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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, female in Euro area, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.31 million number | — |
| 1971 | 2.35 million number | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 2.38 million number | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 2.41 million number | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 2.43 million number | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 2.44 million number | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 2.43 million number | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 2.41 million number | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 2.39 million number | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 2.35 million number | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 2.30 million number | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 2.25 million number | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 2.20 million number | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 2.15 million number | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 2.11 million number | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 2.08 million number | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 2.04 million number | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 2.00 million number | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 1.97 million number | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 1.94 million number | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 1.91 million number | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 1.90 million number | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 1.90 million number | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.89 million number | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.88 million number | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.87 million number | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.86 million number | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.85 million number | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.83 million number | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.82 million number | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.79 million number | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 1.77 million number | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.75 million number | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.73 million number | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.71 million number | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.70 million number | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.70 million number | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.69 million number | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.68 million number | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.68 million number | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.68 million number | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.69 million number | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.68 million number | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.67 million number | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.67 million number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.68 million number | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.68 million number | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.70 million number | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.71 million number | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.72 million number | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.39 million number | 2.31 million number | 2.44 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.11 million number | 1.94 million number | 2.30 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.87 million number | 1.82 million number | 1.91 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.72 million number | 1.68 million number | 1.79 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.69 million number | 1.67 million number | 1.72 million number | 10 |
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- 37 Madagascar 337,343 number compare
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- 39 Côte d'Ivoire 318,157 number compare
- 40 Niger 308,411 number compare
- 41 Morocco 302,333 number compare
- 42 Uzbekistan 294,610 number compare
- 43 Nepal 283,264 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, female in Euro area?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Euro area was 1.72 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 2.44 million number in 1975.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.67 million number in 2013.
- How does Euro area rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Euro area ranks 40th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.