School age population, pre-primary education, male in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: School age population, pre-primary education, male was 12.31 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12.31 million
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
121st
of 221 groups
All-time high
13.26 million
in 2018
All-time low
11.86 million
in 2005
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, pre-primary education, male in SDG: Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, pre-primary education, male in SDG: Europe stood at 12.31 million.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in SDG: Europe peaked at 13.26 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11.86 million, in 2005.
SDG: Europe ranks 121st of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, male in SDG: Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 12.84 million | — |
| 2000 | 12.83 million | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 12.60 million | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 12.38 million | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 11.96 million | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 11.89 million | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 11.86 million | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 11.88 million | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 11.97 million | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 12.08 million | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 12.22 million | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 12.35 million | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 12.57 million | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 12.85 million | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 12.96 million | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 13.13 million | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 13.17 million | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 13.23 million | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 13.23 million | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 13.26 million | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 13.26 million | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 13.20 million | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 13.00 million | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 12.69 million | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 12.33 million | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 12.31 million | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.84 million | 12.84 million | 12.84 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.17 million | 11.86 million | 12.83 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.00 million | 12.35 million | 13.26 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.71 million | 12.31 million | 13.20 million | 5 |
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More education data for SDG: Europe
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 342,650 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 15.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.44 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.065 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.79 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in SDG: Europe?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in SDG: Europe was 12.31 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 13.26 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.86 million in 2005.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- SDG: Europe ranks 121st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in SDG: Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release