School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 418,576 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in United Kingdom, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in United Kingdom is 418,576 number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of 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 age in United Kingdom peaked at 502,997 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 340,813 number, in 1984.
That places United Kingdom 29th out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 primary entry age in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 502,997 number | — |
| 1971 | 498,864 number | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 491,467 number | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 479,089 number | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 463,783 number | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 448,383 number | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 436,460 number | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 418,931 number | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 400,254 number | -4.5% |
| 1979 | 382,145 number | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 366,625 number | -4.1% |
| 1981 | 356,036 number | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 347,991 number | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 342,957 number | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 340,813 number | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 341,260 number | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 343,720 number | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 353,084 number | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 365,221 number | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 377,544 number | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 386,666 number | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 388,584 number | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 391,768 number | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 393,288 number | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 393,790 number | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 394,322 number | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 396,212 number | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 394,422 number | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 391,295 number | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 387,110 number | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 382,248 number | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 377,293 number | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 370,306 number | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 363,221 number | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 357,044 number | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 352,954 number | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 352,190 number | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 352,498 number | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 354,336 number | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 357,876 number | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 363,300 number | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 370,863 number | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 383,837 number | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 398,586 number | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 412,492 number | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 422,148 number | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 423,407 number | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 424,719 number | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 423,581 number | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 421,050 number | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 418,576 number | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 452,237 number | 382,145 number | 502,997 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 353,525 number | 340,813 number | 377,544 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 391,746 number | 386,666 number | 396,212 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 361,997 number | 352,190 number | 382,248 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 404,398 number | 363,300 number | 424,719 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 418,576 number | 418,576 number | 418,576 number | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in United Kingdom?
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in United Kingdom was 418,576 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 502,997 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 340,813 number in 1984.
- How does United Kingdom rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
- United Kingdom ranks 29th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male 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/