School age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Euro Area
WB: Euro Area: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 1.71 million in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.71 million
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
178th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.83 million
in 2014
All-time low
1.71 million
in 2023
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Euro Area, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Euro Area is 1.71 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Euro Area peaked at 1.83 million in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.71 million, in 2023.
That places WB: Euro Area 178th 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 WB: Euro Area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.74 million | — |
| 2000 | 1.74 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.73 million | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.75 million | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.76 million | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.76 million | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.77 million | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.80 million | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.77 million | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.76 million | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.77 million | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.78 million | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.78 million | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.80 million | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.80 million | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.83 million | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.81 million | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.82 million | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.79 million | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.77 million | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.74 million | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 1.75 million | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.75 million | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.74 million | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.71 million | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 1.71 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.74 million | 1.74 million | 1.74 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.76 million | 1.73 million | 1.80 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.79 million | 1.74 million | 1.83 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.73 million | 1.71 million | 1.75 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Euro Area
- 175 Sao Tome and Principe 3,027 compare
- 176 Macau, China 3,000 compare
- 177 Samoa 2,922 compare
- 178 Iceland 2,413 compare
- 179 Malta 2,304 compare
- 180 Bahamas 2,225 compare
- 181 New Caledonia 2,152 compare
More education data for WB: Euro Area
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 187,621 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.15 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.29 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 8.90 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.002 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Euro Area?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Euro Area was 1.71 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: Euro Area?
- The highest recorded value was 1.83 million in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in WB: Euro Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.71 million in 2023.
- How does WB: Euro Area rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- WB: Euro Area ranks 178th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in WB: Euro Area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Euro Area 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release