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

Latest (2019)
6.93 million number
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
35th
of 43 groups
All-time high
8.22 million number
in 1999
All-time low
54,723 number
in 1989
Years of data
24
1989–2019

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Euro area, 1989–2019

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M1989200420191989: 54.7k number1991: 196.5k number1998: 7.6M number1999: 8.2M number2000: 7.9M number2001: 7.6M number2002: 7.6M number2003: 6.3M number2004: 6.1M number2005: 6.2M number2006: 6.2M number2007: 6.2M number2008: 6.2M number2009: 6.1M number2010: 6.0M number2011: 5.9M number2012: 5.8M number2013: 7.0M number2014: 6.9M number2015: 6.9M number2016: 6.8M number2017: 6.8M number2018: 6.9M number2019: 6.9M number

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

Annual values for School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number) in Euro area, 1989 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 32 Thailand 979,796 number compare
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  3. 34 Spain 884,209 number compare
  4. 35 Haiti 860,125 number compare
  5. 36 Canada 858,075 number compare
  6. 37 United Kingdom 821,083 number compare
  7. 38 Malawi 778,142 number compare

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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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Indicator
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 4,244 data points, 1970–2020
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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.