Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at was 96.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
96.6%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
1st
of 2 regions
All-time high
96.6%
in 2024
All-time low
83.3%
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 1999–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) recorded 96.6% for pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 96.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 83.3%, in 1999.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 83.3% | — |
| 2000 | 84.4% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 84.5% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 85.6% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 86.4% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 87.0% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 87.8% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 89.3% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 90.7% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 91.3% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 90.3% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 92.8% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 93.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 93.8% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 93.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 93.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 94.6% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 95.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 95.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 95.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 95.9% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 95.3% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 95.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 96.4% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 96.6% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.3% | 83.3% | 83.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 87.7% | 84.4% | 91.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.3% | 92.8% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.9% | 95.3% | 96.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- 1 France 100.0% compare
- 1 Poland 100.0% compare
- 1 United Kingdom 100.0% compare
- 1 Poland 100.0% compare
- 1 United Kingdom 100.0% 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 Number (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 450.65 million Number (2025)
- Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 3.55 million Number (2024)
- Population density by NUTS 3 region 109.7 Persons per square kilometre (2024)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 450.65 million Number (2025)
- Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 3.55 million Number (2024)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 335,604 Thousand persons (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 from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 96.6% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 96.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.3% in 1999.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st out of 2 regions with data for 2024.
- Is pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level, by sex - as % of the population of the corresponding age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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