School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Euro area
Euro area: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both was 6.93 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Euro area, 1989–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Euro area recorded 6.93 million number for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in 2019.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Euro area peaked at 8.22 million number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 54,723 number, in 1989.
That places Euro area 35th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Euro area, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 54,723 number | — |
| 1991 | 196,462 number | +259.0% |
| 1998 | 7.56 million number | +3749.3% |
| 1999 | 8.22 million number | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 7.92 million number | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 7.61 million number | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 7.62 million number | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 6.29 million number | -17.4% |
| 2004 | 6.15 million number | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 6.17 million number | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 6.17 million number | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 6.17 million number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6.16 million number | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 6.11 million number | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 6.03 million number | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 5.89 million number | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 5.83 million number | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 6.96 million number | +19.4% |
| 2014 | 6.91 million number | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 6.87 million number | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 6.80 million number | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 6.84 million number | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 6.88 million number | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 6.93 million number | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 54,723 number | 54,723 number | 54,723 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 5.33 million number | 196,462 number | 8.22 million number | 3 |
| 2000s | 6.64 million number | 6.11 million number | 7.92 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.59 million number | 5.83 million number | 6.96 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More education data for Euro area
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.51 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.8% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.49 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Euro area?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Euro area was 6.93 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 8.22 million number in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 54,723 number in 1989.
- How does Euro area rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
- Euro area ranks 35th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.