School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)
ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204): School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 3.30 million in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
3.30 million
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
180th
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.53 million
in 2014
All-time low
3.30 million
in 2023
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) stood at 3.30 million. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) peaked at 3.53 million in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.30 million, in 2023.
That places ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 180th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3.34 million | — |
| 2000 | 3.34 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3.32 million | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 3.36 million | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 3.38 million | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 3.38 million | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 3.40 million | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 3.47 million | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 3.42 million | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 3.40 million | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 3.41 million | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 3.43 million | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 3.42 million | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 3.46 million | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 3.46 million | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 3.53 million | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 3.48 million | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 3.50 million | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 3.44 million | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 3.41 million | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 3.34 million | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 3.38 million | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 3.37 million | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 3.36 million | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 3.30 million | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 3.30 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.34 million | 3.34 million | 3.34 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.39 million | 3.32 million | 3.47 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.45 million | 3.34 million | 3.53 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.34 million | 3.30 million | 3.38 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)
- 177 Samoa 5,658 compare
- 178 Iceland 4,731 compare
- 179 Malta 4,452 compare
- 180 Bahamas 4,396 compare
- 181 New Caledonia 4,204 compare
- 182 Guadeloupe 4,118 compare
- 183 Martinique 3,312 compare
More education data for ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.002 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.70 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 6.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) was 3.30 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.53 million in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.30 million in 2023.
- How does ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) ranks 180th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release