School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Euro area

Euro area: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 3.39 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
3.39 million number
Change on year
down 1.2%
Rank
38th
of 43 regions
All-time high
4.98 million number
in 1971
All-time low
3.37 million number
in 2003
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Euro area, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Euro area recorded 3.39 million number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in 2019.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Euro area peaked at 4.98 million number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 3.37 million number, in 2003.

Euro area ranks 38th of 43 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Euro area, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in Euro area, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 4.98 million number
1971 4.98 million number +0.0%
1972 4.96 million number -0.5%
1973 4.91 million number -1.0%
1974 4.84 million number -1.4%
1975 4.76 million number -1.6%
1976 4.68 million number -1.5%
1977 4.59 million number -2.0%
1978 4.48 million number -2.3%
1979 4.37 million number -2.6%
1980 4.26 million number -2.6%
1981 4.16 million number -2.4%
1982 4.07 million number -2.0%
1983 4.00 million number -1.7%
1984 3.94 million number -1.5%
1985 3.89 million number -1.4%
1986 3.83 million number -1.5%
1987 3.80 million number -0.8%
1988 3.78 million number -0.5%
1989 3.76 million number -0.4%
1990 3.75 million number -0.4%
1991 3.72 million number -0.7%
1992 3.70 million number -0.5%
1993 3.67 million number -0.8%
1994 3.65 million number -0.8%
1995 3.61 million number -0.9%
1996 3.58 million number -0.9%
1997 3.54 million number -1.2%
1998 3.49 million number -1.3%
1999 3.44 million number -1.4%
2000 3.41 million number -1.0%
2001 3.40 million number -0.4%
2002 3.39 million number -0.2%
2003 3.37 million number -0.6%
2004 3.37 million number +0.2%
2005 3.38 million number +0.0%
2006 3.41 million number +1.0%
2007 3.40 million number -0.2%
2008 3.39 million number -0.3%
2009 3.39 million number -0.1%
2010 3.40 million number +0.2%
2011 3.40 million number +0.2%
2012 3.44 million number +1.3%
2013 3.45 million number +0.3%
2014 3.49 million number +0.9%
2015 3.49 million number +0.2%
2016 3.49 million number -0.1%
2017 3.46 million number -1.0%
2018 3.43 million number -0.7%
2019 3.39 million number -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4.76 million number 4.37 million number 4.98 million number 10
1980s 3.95 million number 3.76 million number 4.26 million number 10
1990s 3.62 million number 3.44 million number 3.75 million number 10
2000s 3.39 million number 3.37 million number 3.41 million number 10
2010s 3.44 million number 3.39 million number 3.49 million number 10

Countries ranked near Euro area

  1. 35 Thailand 758,038 number compare
  2. 36 Germany 757,724 number compare
  3. 37 Argentina 748,876 number compare
  4. 38 Côte d'Ivoire 746,613 number compare
  5. 39 Madagascar 746,547 number compare
  6. 40 Colombia 735,967 number compare
  7. 41 Morocco 697,834 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Euro area?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Euro area was 3.39 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Euro area?
The highest recorded value was 4.98 million number in 1971.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Euro area?
The lowest recorded value was 3.37 million number in 2003.
How does Euro area rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Euro area ranks 38th out of 43 regions with data for 2019.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Euro area?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/