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Low birthrates in England could lead to ‘closure of 800 primary schools by 2029’

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Submitted ⁨⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Zocha@lemmy.world⁩ to ⁨unitedkingdom@feddit.uk⁩

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/sep/25/low-birthrates-in-england-could-lead-to-closure-of-800-primary-schools-by-2029

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  • tal@olio.cafe ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    https://www.populationpyramid.net/united-kingdom/2024/

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    • tetris11@feddit.uk ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Thats a funny one. We’re projected to peak at 76M people in 2100, and then we decline.

      Comparing that to Japan’s extreme population curve, they lose 60M people the next century, giving them a woeful total in 2100 of… 76M people.

      Our best is their projected worse, lmao.

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