Pupils aged 5: % of corresponding age population in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Pupils aged 5: % of corresponding age population was 97.4 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
97.4
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
1st
of 2 regions
All-time high
97.4
in 2024
All-time low
96
in 2014
Years of data
12
2013–2024
Pupils aged 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupils aged 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) is 97.4, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils aged 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 97.4 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 96, in 2014.
Pupils aged 5: % of corresponding age population in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 96.2 | — |
| 2014 | 96 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 96.2 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 96.4 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 96.5 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 96.8 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 96.8 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 96.8 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 96.7 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 96.7 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.3 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 97.4 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 96.41 | 96 | 96.8 | 7 |
| 2020s | 96.98 | 96.7 | 97.4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
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 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Pupils aged 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 97.4 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils aged 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4 in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupils aged 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 96 in 2014.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for pupils aged 5 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 5 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 1.5%. 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 5 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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