Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Central Europe and the Baltics

Central Europe and the Baltics: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 518,249 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
518,249 number
Change on year
down 2.3%
Rank
41st
of 45 groups
All-time high
902,831 number
in 1986
All-time low
481,073 number
in 2010
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1970–2019

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Central Europe and the Baltics is 518,249 number, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 902,831 number in 1986 and was at its lowest, 481,073 number, in 2010.

Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 41st of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number) in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 772,396 number
1971 741,505 number -4.0%
1972 721,839 number -2.7%
1973 721,809 number -0.0%
1974 735,154 number +1.8%
1975 755,289 number +2.7%
1976 775,964 number +2.7%
1977 793,399 number +2.2%
1978 807,650 number +1.8%
1979 819,626 number +1.5%
1980 830,658 number +1.3%
1981 841,311 number +1.3%
1982 854,757 number +1.6%
1983 869,750 number +1.8%
1984 884,259 number +1.7%
1985 895,952 number +1.3%
1986 902,831 number +0.8%
1987 902,440 number -0.0%
1988 890,466 number -1.3%
1989 871,100 number -2.2%
1990 848,655 number -2.6%
1991 827,212 number -2.5%
1992 811,802 number -1.9%
1993 801,984 number -1.2%
1994 794,830 number -0.9%
1995 786,987 number -1.0%
1996 774,511 number -1.6%
1997 757,114 number -2.2%
1998 731,894 number -3.3%
1999 701,219 number -4.2%
2000 669,318 number -4.5%
2001 634,067 number -5.3%
2002 602,870 number -4.9%
2003 576,053 number -4.4%
2004 551,833 number -4.2%
2005 530,537 number -3.9%
2006 512,924 number -3.3%
2007 499,986 number -2.5%
2008 490,536 number -1.9%
2009 483,930 number -1.3%
2010 481,073 number -0.6%
2011 481,575 number +0.1%
2012 483,316 number +0.4%
2013 495,011 number +2.4%
2014 509,270 number +2.9%
2015 523,537 number +2.8%
2016 534,651 number +2.1%
2017 538,029 number +0.6%
2018 530,484 number -1.4%
2019 518,249 number -2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 764,463 number 721,809 number 819,626 number 10
1980s 874,352 number 830,658 number 902,831 number 10
1990s 783,621 number 701,219 number 848,655 number 10
2000s 555,205 number 483,930 number 669,318 number 10
2010s 509,520 number 481,073 number 538,029 number 10

Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics

  1. 38 Madagascar 361,877 number compare
  2. 39 Cote d'Ivoire 361,088 number compare
  3. 40 Colombia 360,052 number compare
  4. 41 Morocco 335,484 number compare
  5. 42 Uzbekistan 315,458 number compare
  6. 43 Mali 304,345 number compare
  7. 44 Burkina Faso 304,053 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Central Europe and the Baltics?
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Central Europe and the Baltics was 518,249 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
The highest recorded value was 902,831 number in 1986.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
The lowest recorded value was 481,073 number in 2010.
How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 41st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.