Population of compulsory school age, male in Euro area

Euro area: Population of compulsory school age, male was 20.73 million number in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
20.73 million number
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
38th
of 43 groups
All-time high
20.73 million number
in 2019
All-time low
19.63 million number
in 2002
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Population of compulsory school age, male in Euro area, 1997–2019

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M1997200820191997: 20.0M number1998: 20.0M number1999: 19.9M number2000: 19.9M number2001: 19.7M number2002: 19.6M number2003: 20.7M number2004: 20.6M number2005: 20.5M number2006: 20.3M number2007: 20.2M number2008: 20.2M number2009: 20.3M number2010: 20.2M number2011: 20.2M number2012: 20.2M number2013: 20.2M number2014: 20.3M number2015: 20.4M number2016: 20.5M number2017: 20.7M number2018: 20.7M number2019: 20.7M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Euro area recorded 20.73 million number for population of compulsory school age, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Euro area peaked at 20.73 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 19.63 million number, in 2002.

That places Euro area 38th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 19.95 million number 19.94 million number 19.97 million number 3
2000s 20.20 million number 19.63 million number 20.70 million number 10
2010s 20.41 million number 20.18 million number 20.73 million number 10

Countries ranked near Euro area

  1. 35 Uzbekistan 3.46 million number compare
  2. 36 Yemen 3.27 million number compare
  3. 37 Côte d'Ivoire 3.21 million number compare
  4. 38 Iraq 2.94 million number compare
  5. 39 Morocco 2.92 million number compare
  6. 40 Angola 2.85 million number compare
  7. 41 Nepal 2.84 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in Euro area?
Population of compulsory school age, male in Euro area was 20.73 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Euro area?
The highest recorded value was 20.73 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Euro area?
The lowest recorded value was 19.63 million number in 2002.
How does Euro area rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
Euro area ranks 38th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Euro area?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Euro area data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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Population of male children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.