School age population, lower secondary education, male in WB: Euro Area

WB: Euro Area: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 7.38 million in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
7.38 million
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
165th
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.19 million
in 2002
All-time low
7.22 million
in 2020
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School age population, lower secondary education, male in WB: Euro Area, 1999–2024

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M1999201120241999: 8.2M2000: 8.2M2001: 8.2M2002: 8.2M2003: 8.1M2004: 8.1M2005: 7.9M2006: 7.7M2007: 7.5M2008: 7.5M2009: 7.4M2010: 7.4M2011: 7.4M2012: 7.5M2013: 7.3M2014: 7.3M2015: 7.2M2016: 7.2M2017: 7.2M2018: 7.3M2019: 7.3M2020: 7.2M2021: 7.3M2022: 7.3M2023: 7.4M2024: 7.4M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

WB: Euro Area recorded 7.38 million for school age population, lower secondary education, male in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in WB: Euro Area peaked at 8.19 million in 2002 and was at its lowest, 7.22 million, in 2020.

WB: Euro Area ranks 165th 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, lower secondary education, male in WB: Euro Area, year by year

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) in WB: Euro Area, 1999 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1999 8.16 million
2000 8.16 million +0.0%
2001 8.18 million +0.3%
2002 8.19 million +0.1%
2003 8.14 million -0.6%
2004 8.06 million -1.0%
2005 7.91 million -1.9%
2006 7.73 million -2.2%
2007 7.54 million -2.5%
2008 7.47 million -0.9%
2009 7.43 million -0.6%
2010 7.40 million -0.3%
2011 7.38 million -0.3%
2012 7.50 million +1.6%
2013 7.28 million -2.9%
2014 7.27 million -0.2%
2015 7.24 million -0.4%
2016 7.24 million -0.0%
2017 7.23 million -0.2%
2018 7.25 million +0.4%
2019 7.29 million +0.5%
2020 7.22 million -0.9%
2021 7.28 million +0.8%
2022 7.31 million +0.4%
2023 7.38 million +0.9%
2024 7.38 million +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8.16 million 8.16 million 8.16 million 1
2000s 7.88 million 7.43 million 8.19 million 10
2010s 7.31 million 7.23 million 7.50 million 10
2020s 7.31 million 7.22 million 7.38 million 5

Countries ranked near WB: Euro Area

  1. 162 Guyana 23,648 compare
  2. 163 Suriname 22,398 compare
  3. 164 Mauritius 21,660 compare
  4. 165 Maldives 17,092 compare
  5. 166 Montenegro 16,673 compare
  6. 167 Cape Verde 15,480 compare
  7. 168 Vanuatu 15,417 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in WB: Euro Area?
School age population, lower secondary education, male in WB: Euro Area was 7.38 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in WB: Euro Area?
The highest recorded value was 8.19 million in 2002.
What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in WB: Euro Area?
The lowest recorded value was 7.22 million in 2020.
How does WB: Euro Area rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
WB: Euro Area ranks 165th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, lower secondary education, male 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,444 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release