School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)
ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204): School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 9.59 million in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
9.59 million
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
174th
of 221 groups
All-time high
10.32 million
in 2014
All-time low
9.59 million
in 2023
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) stood at 9.59 million. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) peaked at 10.32 million in 2014 and was at its lowest, 9.59 million, in 2023.
ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) ranks 174th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 9.74 million | — |
| 2000 | 9.74 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 9.73 million | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 9.77 million | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 9.81 million | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 9.88 million | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 9.92 million | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 9.92 million | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9.86 million | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 9.90 million | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 9.93 million | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 9.98 million | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 10.18 million | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 10.27 million | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 10.29 million | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 10.32 million | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 10.23 million | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 10.18 million | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 10.10 million | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 10.04 million | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 9.97 million | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 9.99 million | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 9.93 million | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 9.78 million | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 9.59 million | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 9.59 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.74 million | 9.74 million | 9.74 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.85 million | 9.73 million | 9.93 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.16 million | 9.97 million | 10.32 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.78 million | 9.59 million | 9.99 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)
- 171 Western Sahara 18,535 compare
- 172 Sao Tome and Principe 18,162 compare
- 173 Vanuatu 17,521 compare
- 174 Macau, China 15,900 compare
- 175 Guadeloupe 15,042 compare
- 176 Iceland 14,594 compare
- 177 Belize 13,678 compare
More education data for ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 76.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 72.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 13.93 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 24.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 9.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 9.32 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 6.34 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 5.96 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) was 9.59 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.32 million in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.59 million in 2023.
- How does ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) ranks 174th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release