School age population, lower secondary education, female in WB: Euro Area
WB: Euro Area: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 7.00 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, female in WB: Euro Area, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, female in WB: Euro Area is 7.00 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in WB: Euro Area peaked at 7.79 million in 2002 and was at its lowest, 6.84 million, in 2020.
That places WB: Euro Area 165th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, female in WB: Euro Area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.78 million | — |
| 2000 | 7.78 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7.78 million | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 7.79 million | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 7.74 million | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 7.66 million | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 7.51 million | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 7.35 million | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 7.17 million | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 7.10 million | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 7.05 million | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 7.02 million | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 7.01 million | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 7.12 million | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 6.91 million | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 6.90 million | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 6.87 million | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 6.86 million | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 6.84 million | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 6.87 million | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 6.90 million | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 6.84 million | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 6.89 million | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 6.92 million | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 7.00 million | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 7.00 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.78 million | 7.78 million | 7.78 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.49 million | 7.05 million | 7.79 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.93 million | 6.84 million | 7.12 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.93 million | 6.84 million | 7.00 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Euro Area
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 221,316 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in WB: Euro Area?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in WB: Euro Area was 7.00 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in WB: Euro Area?
- The highest recorded value was 7.79 million in 2002.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in WB: Euro Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.84 million in 2020.
- How does WB: Euro Area rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- WB: Euro Area ranks 165th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in WB: Euro Area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Euro Area data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release