School age population, pre-primary education, male in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: School age population, pre-primary education, male was 835,944 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
835,944 number
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
42nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.00 million number
in 1970
All-time low
683,345 number
in 1984
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, pre-primary education, male in United Kingdom, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, male in United Kingdom is 835,944 number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in United Kingdom peaked at 1.00 million number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 683,345 number, in 1984.
United Kingdom ranks 42nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, male in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.00 million number | — |
| 1971 | 992,852 number | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 972,564 number | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 943,357 number | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 909,937 number | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 886,703 number | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 857,004 number | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 820,650 number | -4.2% |
| 1978 | 783,123 number | -4.6% |
| 1979 | 748,138 number | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 723,875 number | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 703,745 number | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 690,970 number | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 684,307 number | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 683,345 number | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 686,560 number | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 694,889 number | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 716,927 number | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 743,036 number | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 767,485 number | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 772,245 number | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 780,833 number | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 785,308 number | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 786,652 number | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 786,406 number | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 791,431 number | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 791,085 number | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 785,998 number | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 778,386 number | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 768,930 number | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 758,798 number | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 748,446 number | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 734,102 number | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 720,152 number | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 708,721 number | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 704,112 number | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 703,445 number | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 705,581 number | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 711,095 number | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 720,376 number | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 735,695 number | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 751,978 number | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 780,644 number | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 811,274 number | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 837,997 number | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 842,359 number | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 848,487 number | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 848,054 number | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 843,208 number | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 836,369 number | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 835,944 number | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 891,606 number | 748,138 number | 1.00 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 709,514 number | 683,345 number | 767,485 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 782,727 number | 768,930 number | 791,431 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 721,483 number | 703,445 number | 758,798 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 813,606 number | 735,695 number | 848,487 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 835,944 number | 835,944 number | 835,944 number | 1 |
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More education data for United Kingdom
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 281,128 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in United Kingdom?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in United Kingdom was 835,944 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 1.00 million number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 683,345 number in 1984.
- How does United Kingdom rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- United Kingdom ranks 42nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.