Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 2.03 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.03 million
Change on year
down 1.5%
Rank
174th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.06 million
in 2023
All-time low
1.65 million
in 2009
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) stood at 2.03 million.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 2.06 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.65 million, in 2009.
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 174th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.02 million | — |
| 2000 | 1.99 million | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 1.94 million | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 1.90 million | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 1.87 million | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.81 million | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 1.77 million | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 1.71 million | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 1.72 million | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.70 million | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.65 million | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 1.68 million | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.69 million | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.74 million | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 1.76 million | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.83 million | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 1.90 million | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 1.93 million | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.95 million | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.96 million | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 2.00 million | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 2.01 million | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 2.05 million | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 2.05 million | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 2.06 million | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 2.03 million | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.02 million | 2.02 million | 2.02 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.81 million | 1.65 million | 1.99 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.84 million | 1.68 million | 2.00 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.04 million | 2.01 million | 2.06 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- 171 Luxembourg 3,675 compare
- 172 Maldives 3,492 compare
- 173 Brunei 3,310 compare
- 174 French Guiana 3,151 compare
- 175 Macao 3,100 compare
- 176 Samoa 3,005 compare
- 177 Sao Tome and Principe 2,920 compare
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8629 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1924 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8854 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 12.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 2.03 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.06 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.65 million in 2009.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 174th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release