School age population, primary education, both sexes in Euro area
Euro area: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 18.05 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
18.05 million number
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
38th
of 43 groups
All-time high
24.10 million number
in 1973
All-time low
17.34 million number
in 2006
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Euro area, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Euro area recorded 18.05 million number for school age population, primary education, both sexes in 2019.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Euro area peaked at 24.10 million number in 1973 and was at its lowest, 17.34 million number, in 2006.
Euro area ranks 38th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Euro area, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 23.49 million number | — |
| 1971 | 23.79 million number | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 24.00 million number | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 24.10 million number | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 24.08 million number | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 23.94 million number | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 23.70 million number | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 23.47 million number | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 23.16 million number | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 22.76 million number | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 22.32 million number | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 21.85 million number | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 21.41 million number | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 20.99 million number | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 20.60 million number | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 20.23 million number | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 19.86 million number | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 19.53 million number | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 19.25 million number | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 19.03 million number | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 18.88 million number | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 18.78 million number | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 18.64 million number | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 18.52 million number | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 18.39 million number | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 18.24 million number | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 18.55 million number | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 18.46 million number | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 18.25 million number | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 18.17 million number | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 17.93 million number | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 17.72 million number | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 17.57 million number | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 17.47 million number | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 17.40 million number | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 17.37 million number | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 17.34 million number | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 17.45 million number | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 17.48 million number | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 17.50 million number | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 17.51 million number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 17.51 million number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 17.52 million number | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 17.60 million number | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 17.72 million number | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 17.84 million number | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 17.94 million number | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 18.06 million number | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 18.07 million number | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 18.05 million number | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.65 million number | 22.76 million number | 24.10 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.51 million number | 19.03 million number | 22.32 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.49 million number | 18.17 million number | 18.88 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.52 million number | 17.34 million number | 17.93 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.78 million number | 17.51 million number | 18.07 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More education data for Euro area
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.51 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1.51 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 102.8% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total 175.75 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Euro area?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Euro area was 18.05 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 24.10 million number in 1973.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.34 million number in 2006.
- How does Euro area rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Euro area ranks 38th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area 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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.