School age population, primary education, both sexes in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203): School age population, primary education, both sexes was 22.71 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
22.71 million
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
168th
of 221 groups
All-time high
25.24 million
in 1999
All-time low
22.71 million
in 2023
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, primary education, both sexes in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) recorded 22.71 million for school age population, primary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) peaked at 25.24 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 22.71 million, in 2023.
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) ranks 168th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 25.24 million | — |
| 2000 | 25.24 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 24.67 million | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 24.25 million | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 23.90 million | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 23.59 million | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 23.35 million | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 23.19 million | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 23.21 million | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 23.12 million | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 23.04 million | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 22.98 million | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 23.00 million | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 22.98 million | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 23.26 million | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 23.43 million | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 23.67 million | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 23.92 million | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 24.14 million | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 24.17 million | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 24.10 million | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 23.11 million | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 22.85 million | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 22.71 million | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 22.71 million | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 22.71 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.24 million | 25.24 million | 25.24 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 23.76 million | 23.04 million | 25.24 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.56 million | 22.98 million | 24.17 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.82 million | 22.71 million | 23.11 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
- 165 Cape Verde 58,681 compare
- 166 Cyprus 57,568 compare
- 167 Vanuatu 50,665 compare
- 168 Western Sahara 46,721 compare
- 169 Belize 46,333 compare
- 170 Luxembourg 43,358 compare
- 171 Maldives 42,759 compare
More education data for ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.0016 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) was 22.71 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- The highest recorded value was 25.24 million in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.71 million in 2023.
- How does ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) ranks 168th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release