School age population, primary education, female in WB: Euro Area
WB: Euro Area: School age population, primary education, female was 8.66 million in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
8.66 million
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
174th
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.91 million
in 2017
All-time low
8.49 million
in 2005
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, primary education, female in WB: Euro Area, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, primary education, female in WB: Euro Area stood at 8.66 million.
That represents a change of down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in WB: Euro Area peaked at 8.91 million in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.49 million, in 2005.
WB: Euro Area ranks 174th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School age population, primary education, female in WB: Euro Area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.88 million | — |
| 2000 | 8.88 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8.70 million | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 8.62 million | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 8.54 million | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 8.50 million | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 8.49 million | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 8.52 million | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 8.61 million | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 8.64 million | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 8.66 million | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 8.67 million | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 8.66 million | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 8.66 million | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 8.68 million | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 8.73 million | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 8.80 million | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 8.85 million | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 8.91 million | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 8.90 million | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.87 million | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 8.81 million | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 8.75 million | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 8.67 million | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 8.66 million | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 8.66 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.88 million | 8.88 million | 8.88 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.62 million | 8.49 million | 8.88 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.77 million | 8.66 million | 8.91 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.71 million | 8.66 million | 8.81 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Euro Area
- 171 Maldives 19,958 compare
- 172 Macao 19,100 compare
- 173 Brunei 19,024 compare
- 174 Montenegro 18,636 compare
- 175 Sao Tome and Principe 17,540 compare
- 176 Samoa 16,760 compare
- 177 French Guiana 15,633 compare
More education data for WB: Euro Area
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 221,316 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.28 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0023 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0023 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 24.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in WB: Euro Area?
- School age population, primary education, female in WB: Euro Area was 8.66 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in WB: Euro Area?
- The highest recorded value was 8.91 million in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in WB: Euro Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.49 million in 2005.
- How does WB: Euro Area rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- WB: Euro Area ranks 174th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in WB: Euro Area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Euro Area data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release