School age population, primary education, male in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: School age population, primary education, male was 2.52 million number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
2.52 million number
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
27th
of 206 countries
All-time high
2.93 million number
in 1973
All-time low
2.08 million number
in 1987
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, male in United Kingdom, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, male in United Kingdom is 2.52 million number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in United Kingdom peaked at 2.93 million number in 1973 and was at its lowest, 2.08 million number, in 1987.
That places United Kingdom 27th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, male in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.79 million number | — |
| 1971 | 2.86 million number | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 2.91 million number | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 2.93 million number | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 2.93 million number | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 2.90 million number | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 2.84 million number | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 2.79 million number | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 2.72 million number | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 2.63 million number | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 2.53 million number | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 2.43 million number | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 2.34 million number | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 2.26 million number | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 2.19 million number | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 2.14 million number | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 2.10 million number | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 2.08 million number | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 2.08 million number | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 2.11 million number | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 2.15 million number | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 2.20 million number | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 2.24 million number | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 2.27 million number | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 2.30 million number | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 2.32 million number | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 2.34 million number | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 2.36 million number | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 2.37 million number | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 2.37 million number | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 2.36 million number | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 2.35 million number | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 2.33 million number | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 2.30 million number | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 2.27 million number | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 2.23 million number | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 2.20 million number | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 2.19 million number | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 2.18 million number | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 2.17 million number | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 2.17 million number | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 2.17 million number | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 2.18 million number | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 2.21 million number | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 2.26 million number | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 2.32 million number | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 2.38 million number | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 2.44 million number | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 2.48 million number | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 2.50 million number | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 2.52 million number | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.83 million number | 2.63 million number | 2.93 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.22 million number | 2.08 million number | 2.53 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.29 million number | 2.15 million number | 2.37 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.26 million number | 2.17 million number | 2.36 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.31 million number | 2.17 million number | 2.50 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.52 million number | 2.52 million number | 2.52 million number | 1 |
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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 2.52 million number in 2020, 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 2.93 million number in 1973.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.08 million number in 1987.
- How does United Kingdom rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- United Kingdom ranks 27th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.