School age population, primary education, male in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: School age population, primary education, male was 2.45 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, male in United Kingdom, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 2.45 million for school age population, primary education, male in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in United Kingdom peaked at 2.47 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.14 million, in 2010.
United Kingdom ranks 31st of 222 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, male in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.36 million | — |
| 2001 | 2.33 million | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 2.31 million | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 2.29 million | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 2.27 million | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 2.24 million | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 2.22 million | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 2.19 million | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 2.16 million | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 2.14 million | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 2.14 million | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 2.15 million | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 2.19 million | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 2.25 million | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 2.31 million | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 2.36 million | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 2.41 million | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 2.45 million | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 2.47 million | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 2.47 million | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.46 million | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 2.44 million | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 2.43 million | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 2.44 million | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 2.45 million | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.25 million | 2.14 million | 2.36 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.32 million | 2.14 million | 2.47 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.44 million | 2.43 million | 2.46 million | 5 |
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More education data for United Kingdom
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in United Kingdom?
- School age population, primary education, male in United Kingdom was 2.45 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 2.47 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.14 million in 2010.
- How does United Kingdom rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- United Kingdom ranks 31st out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release