School age population, one year before the official primary entry in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 3.81 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.81 million
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
141st
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.95 million
in 2016
All-time low
3.54 million
in 2008
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in SDG: Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Europe recorded 3.81 million for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in SDG: Europe peaked at 3.95 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.54 million, in 2008.
That places SDG: Europe 141st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3.82 million | — |
| 2000 | 3.81 million | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 3.77 million | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 3.71 million | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 3.63 million | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 3.57 million | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 3.56 million | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 3.55 million | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 3.56 million | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 3.54 million | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 3.60 million | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 3.66 million | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 3.68 million | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 3.73 million | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 3.76 million | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 3.89 million | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 3.93 million | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 3.95 million | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 3.89 million | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 3.89 million | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 3.91 million | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 3.91 million | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 3.88 million | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 3.88 million | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.82 million | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 3.81 million | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.82 million | 3.82 million | 3.82 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.63 million | 3.54 million | 3.81 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.83 million | 3.66 million | 3.95 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.86 million | 3.81 million | 3.91 million | 5 |
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More education data for SDG: Europe
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.0663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0555 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 32.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3597 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in SDG: Europe?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in SDG: Europe was 3.81 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?
- The highest recorded value was 3.95 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.54 million in 2008.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- SDG: Europe ranks 141st 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe 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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February 2026 Data Release