School age population, one year before the official primary entry in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 12.18 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12.18 million
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
101st
of 221 groups
All-time high
12.53 million
in 2016
All-time low
11.50 million
in 2005
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in SDG: Europe and Northern America stood at 12.18 million.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 12.53 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 11.50 million, in 2005.
SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 101st of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 12.22 million | — |
| 2000 | 12.21 million | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 12.09 million | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 11.91 million | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 11.66 million | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 11.52 million | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 11.50 million | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 11.54 million | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 11.70 million | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 11.61 million | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 11.78 million | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 11.94 million | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 11.98 million | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 12.13 million | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 12.25 million | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 12.48 million | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 12.46 million | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 12.53 million | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 12.43 million | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 12.41 million | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 12.44 million | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 12.48 million | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 12.44 million | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 12.36 million | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 12.19 million | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 12.18 million | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.22 million | 12.22 million | 12.22 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.75 million | 11.50 million | 12.21 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.30 million | 11.94 million | 12.53 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.33 million | 12.18 million | 12.48 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe and Northern America
More education data for SDG: Europe and Northern America
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.1479 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 12.18 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 SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 12.53 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.50 million in 2005.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 101st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe and Northern America 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