"Figure 1: The number of pupils in state-funded schools has fluctuated over time","" "Full-time equivalent number of pupils (aged up to and including 15 years), 2002 to 2018 and pupil projections for 2019 to 2027, by type of school, England","" "","" "Notes","" "Unit","" "","" "Year","State-funded primary","State-funded secondary" "2002","4214904","2956363" "2003","4166556","2993651" "2004","4114234","3009883" "2005","4070290","2993532" "2006","4020433","2985383" "2007","3980929","2954824" "2008","3959774","2913034" "2009","3947450","2882174" "2010","3963981","2862365" "2011","4002283","2835514" "2012","4079314","2806986" "2013","4174777","2775123" "2014","4281719","2734896" "2015","4376272","2732112" "2016","4479323","2747719" "2017","4557770","2785554" "2018","4607196","2837395" "2019","4627087","2927473" "2020","4625056","3016385" "2021","4623903","3084030" "2022","4602318","3149500" "2023","4572071","3212776" "2024","4540987","3255259" "2025","4518209","3264372" "2026","4506233","3265156" "2027","4493695","3254245"