School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Euro area
Euro area: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 1.65 million number in 2019. βΌ Falling
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Euro area, 1970β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Euro area recorded 1.65 million number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Euro area peaked at 2.43 million number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1.64 million number, in 2003.
Euro area ranks 39th of 44 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.32 million number | 2.13 million number | 2.43 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.92 million number | 1.83 million number | 2.07 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.76 million number | 1.68 million number | 1.83 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.65 million number | 1.64 million number | 1.66 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.68 million number | 1.65 million number | 1.70 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More reference data data for Euro area
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 3.39 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 1.74 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.24 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.23 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.25 years (2019)
- 08_Multilateral loans, other institutions 0 (2016)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 75.5% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 3.01 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 1.15 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 211,674 number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Euro area?
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Euro area was 1.65 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 2.43 million number in 1971.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.64 million number in 2003.
- How does Euro area rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
- Euro area ranks 39th out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female 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/