School age population, early childhood education, female in European Union

European Union: School age population, early childhood education, female was 11.31 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
11.31 million number
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
1st
of 1 groups
All-time high
11.38 million number
in 2014
All-time low
7.71 million number
in 2007
Years of data
23
1997–2019

School age population, early childhood education, female in European Union, 1997–2019

02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M1997200820191997: 8.8M number1998: 8.6M number1999: 8.3M number2000: 8.2M number2001: 8.1M number2002: 7.9M number2003: 7.8M number2004: 7.8M number2005: 7.7M number2006: 7.7M number2007: 7.7M number2008: 7.7M number2009: 7.8M number2010: 7.8M number2011: 8.0M number2012: 8.1M number2013: 11.4M number2014: 11.4M number2015: 11.3M number2016: 11.3M number2017: 11.3M number2018: 11.4M number2019: 11.3M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

European Union recorded 11.31 million number for school age population, early childhood education, female in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 45.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in European Union peaked at 11.38 million number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7.71 million number, in 2007.

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

School age population, early childhood education, female in European Union, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, female (number) in European Union, 1997 to 2019.
Year number Change
1997 8.81 million number
1998 8.58 million number -2.6%
1999 8.34 million number -2.8%
2000 8.19 million number -1.8%
2001 8.05 million number -1.7%
2002 7.92 million number -1.6%
2003 7.82 million number -1.2%
2004 7.77 million number -0.7%
2005 7.73 million number -0.5%
2006 7.71 million number -0.3%
2007 7.71 million number -0.0%
2008 7.72 million number +0.2%
2009 7.76 million number +0.5%
2010 7.82 million number +0.8%
2011 7.95 million number +1.7%
2012 8.07 million number +1.5%
2013 11.38 million number +41.0%
2014 11.38 million number +0.0%
2015 11.33 million number -0.5%
2016 11.27 million number -0.5%
2017 11.26 million number -0.1%
2018 11.36 million number +0.9%
2019 11.31 million number -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8.57 million number 8.34 million number 8.81 million number 3
2000s 7.84 million number 7.71 million number 8.19 million number 10
2010s 10.31 million number 7.82 million number 11.38 million number 10

Countries ranked near European Union

  1. 1 India 33.24 million number compare
  2. 2 China 24.41 million number compare
  3. 3 Nigeria 15.66 million number compare
  4. 4 Indonesia 14.32 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in European Union?
School age population, early childhood education, female in European Union was 11.31 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in European Union?
The highest recorded value was 11.38 million number in 2014.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in European Union?
The lowest recorded value was 7.71 million number in 2007.
How does European Union rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
European Union ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in European Union?
Over the last ten years it is up 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this European Union 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
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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/