School age population, one year before than official … female than in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: School age population, one year before than official … female than was 398,744 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
398,744 number
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
29th
of 202 countries
All-time high
484,644 number
in 1970
All-time low
323,597 number
in 1984
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in United Kingdom, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 398,744 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in United Kingdom peaked at 484,644 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 323,597 number, in 1984.
United Kingdom ranks 29th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, one year before than official … female than in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 484,644 number | — |
| 1971 | 480,732 number | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 472,192 number | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 458,270 number | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 441,518 number | -3.7% |
| 1975 | 425,357 number | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 413,966 number | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 396,801 number | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 378,639 number | -4.6% |
| 1979 | 361,216 number | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 346,582 number | -4.1% |
| 1981 | 337,131 number | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 329,790 number | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 325,316 number | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 323,597 number | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 324,326 number | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 326,936 number | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 336,398 number | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 348,439 number | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 360,594 number | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 369,647 number | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 371,777 number | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 374,868 number | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 376,287 number | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 376,673 number | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 377,025 number | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 378,596 number | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 376,485 number | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 373,081 number | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 368,738 number | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 363,921 number | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 359,295 number | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 352,819 number | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 346,247 number | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 340,560 number | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 336,909 number | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 336,493 number | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 336,379 number | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 337,767 number | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 340,959 number | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 346,257 number | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 354,060 number | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 366,658 number | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 380,874 number | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 394,210 number | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 403,414 number | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 404,513 number | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 405,457 number | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 404,003 number | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 401,261 number | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 398,744 number | -0.6% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 398,744 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 27,738 number, 14.4× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 398,744 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37,030 number, 10.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 431,334 number | 361,216 number | 484,644 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 335,911 number | 323,597 number | 360,594 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 374,318 number | 368,738 number | 378,596 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 345,135 number | 336,379 number | 363,921 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 386,071 number | 346,257 number | 405,457 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 398,744 number | 398,744 number | 398,744 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in United Kingdom?
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry in United Kingdom was 398,744 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 484,644 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 323,597 number in 1984.
- How does United Kingdom rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
- United Kingdom ranks 29th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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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/