School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Euro area
Euro area: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 25.98 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
25.98 million number
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
38th
of 43 groups
All-time high
37.53 million number
in 1981
All-time low
25.89 million number
in 2016
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Euro area, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Euro area is 25.98 million number, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Euro area peaked at 37.53 million number in 1981 and was at its lowest, 25.89 million number, in 2016.
That places Euro area 38th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Euro area, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 33.36 million number | — |
| 1971 | 33.77 million number | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 34.32 million number | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 34.89 million number | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 35.46 million number | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 36.00 million number | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 36.49 million number | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 36.94 million number | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 37.28 million number | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 37.49 million number | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 37.52 million number | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 37.53 million number | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 37.14 million number | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 36.61 million number | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 35.99 million number | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 35.33 million number | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 34.64 million number | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 33.93 million number | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 33.19 million number | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 32.46 million number | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 31.77 million number | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 31.13 million number | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 30.65 million number | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 30.25 million number | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 29.96 million number | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 29.71 million number | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 29.02 million number | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 28.85 million number | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 28.78 million number | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 28.80 million number | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 28.57 million number | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 28.36 million number | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 28.21 million number | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 28.04 million number | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 27.82 million number | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 27.54 million number | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 27.26 million number | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 26.98 million number | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 26.75 million number | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 26.49 million number | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 26.26 million number | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 26.05 million number | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 26.00 million number | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 25.98 million number | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 25.98 million number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 25.93 million number | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 25.89 million number | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 25.91 million number | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 25.97 million number | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 25.98 million number | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.60 million number | 33.36 million number | 37.49 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.43 million number | 32.46 million number | 37.53 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.89 million number | 28.78 million number | 31.77 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.60 million number | 26.49 million number | 28.57 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.99 million number | 25.89 million number | 26.26 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 35 Madagascar 4.40 million number compare
- 36 Argentina 4.28 million number compare
- 37 Nepal 4.25 million number compare
- 38 Uzbekistan 4.24 million number compare
- 39 Côte d'Ivoire 4.15 million number compare
- 40 Cameroon 4.14 million number compare
- 41 Yemen 3.97 million number compare
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, secondary education, both sexes in Euro area?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Euro area was 25.98 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 37.53 million number in 1981.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.89 million number in 2016.
- How does Euro area rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Euro area ranks 38th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.