School age population, primary education, male in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203): School age population, primary education, male was 11.65 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, male in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, male in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) is 11.65 million, measured 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, male in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) peaked at 12.92 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 11.65 million, in 2023.
That places ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 168th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, male in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 12.92 million | — |
| 2000 | 12.92 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 12.65 million | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 12.43 million | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 12.25 million | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 12.09 million | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 11.97 million | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 11.89 million | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 11.90 million | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 11.86 million | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 11.82 million | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 11.79 million | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 11.80 million | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 11.79 million | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 11.93 million | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 12.02 million | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 12.15 million | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 12.28 million | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 12.39 million | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 12.40 million | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 12.37 million | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 11.86 million | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 11.73 million | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 11.66 million | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 11.65 million | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 11.65 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.92 million | 12.92 million | 12.92 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.18 million | 11.82 million | 12.92 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.09 million | 11.79 million | 12.40 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.71 million | 11.65 million | 11.86 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
- 165 Cape Verde 30,052 compare
- 166 Cyprus 30,036 compare
- 167 Vanuatu 26,081 compare
- 168 Western Sahara 23,830 compare
- 169 Belize 23,718 compare
- 170 Maldives 22,801 compare
- 171 Luxembourg 22,162 compare
More education data for ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 75.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 71.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 18.22 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 25.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 19.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 13.61 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 11.93 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 8.48 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 7.98 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- School age population, primary education, male in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) was 11.65 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.92 million in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.65 million in 2023.
- How does ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) ranks 168th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, male 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release