Pupils aged 3: % of corresponding age population … sex in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Pupils aged 3: % of corresponding age population … sex was 94.9 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
94.9
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
1st
of 2 regions
All-time high
94.9
in 2024
All-time low
90.8
in 2014
Years of data
12
2013–2024
Pupils aged 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) recorded 94.9 for pupils aged 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils aged 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 94.9 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 90.8, in 2014.
Pupils aged 3: % of corresponding age population … sex in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 91.8 | — |
| 2014 | 90.8 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 92.1 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 92.7 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 92.9 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 92.6 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 93.2 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 93.8 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 92.8 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 93.3 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 94.6 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 94.9 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 92.3 | 90.8 | 93.2 | 7 |
| 2020s | 93.88 | 92.8 | 94.9 | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- 1 France 100 compare
- 1 United Kingdom 100 compare
- 1 United Kingdom 100 compare
- 4 Belgium 98.1 compare
More population data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 450.65 million (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 450.65 million (2025)
- Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 3.55 million (2024)
- Population density by NUTS 3 region 109.7 (2024)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 450.65 million (2025)
- Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 3.55 million (2024)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 335,605 (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 14.3 (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level 23.5 (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level 23.5 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils aged 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Pupils aged 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 94.9 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils aged 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 94.9 in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupils aged 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.8 in 2014.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for pupils aged 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st out of 2 regions with data for 2024.
- Is pupils aged 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils aged 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level by sex - % of corresponding age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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