School age population, pre-primary education, female in European Union
European Union: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 7.51 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
7.51 million number
Change on year
down 1.6%
Rank
2nd
of 2 groups
All-time high
10.80 million number
in 1970
All-time low
7.40 million number
in 2007
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, pre-primary education, female in European Union, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, female in European Union is 7.51 million number, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in European Union peaked at 10.80 million number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 7.40 million number, in 2007.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, female in European Union, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10.80 million number | — |
| 1971 | 10.66 million number | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 10.62 million number | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 10.59 million number | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 10.54 million number | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 10.46 million number | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 10.42 million number | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 10.27 million number | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 10.09 million number | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 9.91 million number | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 9.79 million number | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 9.68 million number | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 9.62 million number | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 9.57 million number | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 9.52 million number | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 9.43 million number | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 9.34 million number | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 9.27 million number | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 9.19 million number | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 9.10 million number | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 9.02 million number | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 8.93 million number | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 8.89 million number | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 8.92 million number | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 8.87 million number | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 8.76 million number | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 8.63 million number | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 8.45 million number | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 8.23 million number | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 8.04 million number | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 7.91 million number | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 7.78 million number | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 7.66 million number | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 7.56 million number | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 7.49 million number | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 7.45 million number | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 7.42 million number | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 7.40 million number | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 7.42 million number | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 7.45 million number | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 7.51 million number | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 7.62 million number | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 7.74 million number | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 7.75 million number | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 7.86 million number | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 7.84 million number | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 7.80 million number | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 7.74 million number | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 7.63 million number | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 7.51 million number | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.44 million number | 9.91 million number | 10.80 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.45 million number | 9.10 million number | 9.79 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.67 million number | 8.04 million number | 9.02 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.55 million number | 7.40 million number | 7.91 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.70 million number | 7.51 million number | 7.86 million number | 10 |
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More education data for European Union
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.89 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1.89 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 102.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.4% (2024)
- Labor force, total 221.68 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in European Union?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in European Union was 7.51 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 10.80 million number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.40 million number in 2007.
- How does European Union rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- European Union ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.