School age population, early childhood education, female in Euro area

Euro area: School age population, early childhood education, female was 7.33 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
7.33 million number
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
34th
of 39 regions
All-time high
7.33 million number
in 2019
All-time low
4.95 million number
in 2003
Years of data
23
1997–2019

School age population, early childhood education, female in Euro area, 1997–2019

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M1997200820191997: 5.2M number1998: 5.1M number1999: 5.0M number2000: 5.0M number2001: 5.0M number2002: 5.0M number2003: 4.9M number2004: 5.0M number2005: 5.0M number2006: 5.0M number2007: 5.0M number2008: 5.0M number2009: 5.0M number2010: 5.0M number2011: 5.1M number2012: 5.2M number2013: 7.2M number2014: 7.2M number2015: 7.1M number2016: 7.1M number2017: 7.2M number2018: 7.3M number2019: 7.3M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, early childhood education, female in Euro area stood at 7.33 million number. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 46.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Euro area peaked at 7.33 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.95 million number, in 2003.

Euro area ranks 34th of 39 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood education, female in Euro area, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, female (number) in Euro area, 1997 to 2019.
Year number Change
1997 5.24 million number
1998 5.13 million number -2.1%
1999 5.05 million number -1.6%
2000 5.01 million number -0.8%
2001 4.98 million number -0.6%
2002 4.96 million number -0.4%
2003 4.95 million number -0.2%
2004 4.96 million number +0.3%
2005 4.98 million number +0.3%
2006 4.99 million number +0.2%
2007 4.99 million number +0.0%
2008 4.99 million number +0.1%
2009 5.01 million number +0.3%
2010 5.03 million number +0.5%
2011 5.15 million number +2.4%
2012 5.19 million number +0.8%
2013 7.20 million number +38.8%
2014 7.17 million number -0.4%
2015 7.13 million number -0.6%
2016 7.09 million number -0.6%
2017 7.15 million number +0.9%
2018 7.32 million number +2.4%
2019 7.33 million number +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5.14 million number 5.05 million number 5.24 million number 3
2000s 4.98 million number 4.95 million number 5.01 million number 10
2010s 6.58 million number 5.03 million number 7.33 million number 10

Countries ranked near Euro area

  1. 31 Guatemala 1.40 million number compare
  2. 32 Uzbekistan 1.31 million number compare
  3. 33 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.30 million number compare
  4. 34 Ukraine 1.22 million number compare
  5. 35 Saudi Arabia 1.19 million number compare
  6. 36 Spain 1.19 million number compare
  7. 37 Niger 1.18 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Euro area?
School age population, early childhood education, female in Euro area was 7.33 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Euro area?
The highest recorded value was 7.33 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Euro area?
The lowest recorded value was 4.95 million number in 2003.
How does Euro area rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
Euro area ranks 34th out of 39 regions with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Euro area?
Over the last ten years it is up 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Euro area data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/