School age population, pre-primary education, female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203): School age population, pre-primary education, female was 6.60 million in 2024. ▬ Flat
School age population, pre-primary education, female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) is 6.60 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) peaked at 7.07 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 6.60 million, in 2023.
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) ranks 158th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School age population, pre-primary education, female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.03 million | — |
| 2000 | 7.03 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6.94 million | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 6.87 million | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 6.84 million | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 6.84 million | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 6.84 million | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 6.82 million | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 6.78 million | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 6.78 million | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6.81 million | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 6.86 million | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 6.97 million | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 7.07 million | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 7.02 million | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 7.06 million | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 6.98 million | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 6.91 million | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 6.81 million | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 6.76 million | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 6.74 million | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 6.76 million | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 6.75 million | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 6.69 million | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 6.60 million | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 6.60 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.03 million | 7.03 million | 7.03 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.85 million | 6.78 million | 7.03 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.92 million | 6.74 million | 7.07 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.68 million | 6.60 million | 6.76 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
More education data for ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 75.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 71.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 18.22 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 25.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 19.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 13.61 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 11.93 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 8.48 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 7.98 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) was 6.60 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.07 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.60 million in 2023.
- How does ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) ranks 158th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release