School age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: European Union
WB: European Union: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 2.14 million in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
2.14 million
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
161st
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.27 million
in 2016
All-time low
2.14 million
in 2023
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: European Union, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: European Union recorded 2.14 million for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: European Union peaked at 2.27 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.14 million, in 2023.
That places WB: European Union 161st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: European Union, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.25 million | — |
| 2000 | 2.25 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.21 million | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 2.20 million | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 2.19 million | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 2.17 million | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 2.17 million | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 2.20 million | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 2.18 million | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 2.16 million | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 2.16 million | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 2.17 million | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 2.17 million | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 2.20 million | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 2.22 million | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 2.27 million | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 2.26 million | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 2.27 million | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 2.21 million | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 2.17 million | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 2.15 million | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 2.16 million | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 2.16 million | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 2.16 million | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 2.14 million | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 2.14 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.25 million | 2.25 million | 2.25 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.19 million | 2.16 million | 2.25 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.21 million | 2.15 million | 2.27 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.15 million | 2.14 million | 2.16 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: European Union
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.17 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.39 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 233,619 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: European Union?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: European Union was 2.14 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 WB: European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 2.27 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in WB: European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.14 million in 2023.
- How does WB: European Union rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- WB: European Union ranks 161st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in WB: European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: European Union 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