School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Reunion
Reunion: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 5,627 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
5,627
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
162nd
of 222 countries
All-time high
7,804
in 2011
All-time low
5,627
in 2025
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Reunion, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Reunion recorded 5,627 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Reunion peaked at 7,804 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5,627, in 2025.
That places Reunion 162nd out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Reunion, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7,122 | — |
| 1971 | 7,301 | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 7,350 | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 7,248 | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 7,254 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 7,081 | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 6,399 | -9.6% |
| 1977 | 6,345 | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 6,469 | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 6,561 | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 6,709 | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 6,827 | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 6,830 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 6,816 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 6,861 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 6,851 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 6,665 | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 7,107 | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 6,669 | -6.2% |
| 1989 | 6,823 | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 7,050 | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 7,143 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 6,778 | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 6,636 | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 6,491 | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 6,418 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 6,761 | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 6,705 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 6,710 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 6,364 | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 6,171 | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 6,062 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 6,076 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 6,387 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 6,484 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 6,865 | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 7,227 | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 7,566 | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 7,731 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 7,649 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 7,756 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 7,804 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 7,323 | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 6,907 | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 6,933 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 7,090 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 6,900 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 6,735 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 6,243 | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 5,970 | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 6,491 | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 6,190 | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 6,068 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 5,826 | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 5,719 | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 5,627 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6,913 | 6,345 | 7,350 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,816 | 6,665 | 7,107 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,706 | 6,364 | 7,143 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,822 | 6,062 | 7,731 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,966 | 5,970 | 7,804 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,987 | 5,627 | 6,491 | 6 |
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More education data for Reunion
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (1996)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45,015 (1996)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (1996)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,781 (1987)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0501 % change on previous year (1997)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Reunion?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Reunion was 5,627 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 7,804 in 2011.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,627 in 2025.
- How does Reunion rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Reunion ranks 162nd out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Reunion 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release