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

Central Europe and the Baltics: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 546,606 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
546,606 number
Change on year
down 2.3%
Rank
41st
of 45 groups
All-time high
947,288 number
in 1986
All-time low
507,371 number
in 2010
Years of data
50
1970–2019

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

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Central Europe and the Baltics recorded 546,606 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 947,288 number in 1986 and was at its lowest, 507,371 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, male in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number) in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 807,798 number
1971 775,364 number -4.0%
1972 755,002 number -2.6%
1973 755,340 number +0.0%
1974 769,704 number +1.9%
1975 791,120 number +2.8%
1976 813,076 number +2.8%
1977 831,649 number +2.3%
1978 846,690 number +1.8%
1979 859,148 number +1.5%
1980 870,470 number +1.3%
1981 881,266 number +1.2%
1982 895,707 number +1.6%
1983 911,808 number +1.8%
1984 927,380 number +1.7%
1985 939,904 number +1.4%
1986 947,288 number +0.8%
1987 946,957 number -0.0%
1988 934,545 number -1.3%
1989 914,390 number -2.2%
1990 890,977 number -2.6%
1991 868,464 number -2.5%
1992 852,619 number -1.8%
1993 842,312 number -1.2%
1994 834,591 number -0.9%
1995 826,148 number -1.0%
1996 812,944 number -1.6%
1997 794,535 number -2.3%
1998 768,233 number -3.3%
1999 736,432 number -4.1%
2000 703,235 number -4.5%
2001 666,861 number -5.2%
2002 634,435 number -4.9%
2003 606,609 number -4.4%
2004 581,184 number -4.2%
2005 559,233 number -3.8%
2006 540,977 number -3.3%
2007 527,148 number -2.6%
2008 517,087 number -1.9%
2009 509,748 number -1.4%
2010 507,371 number -0.5%
2011 508,490 number +0.2%
2012 509,886 number +0.3%
2013 522,154 number +2.4%
2014 536,877 number +2.8%
2015 552,082 number +2.8%
2016 563,758 number +2.1%
2017 567,252 number +0.6%
2018 559,662 number -1.3%
2019 546,606 number -2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 800,489 number 755,002 number 859,148 number 10
1980s 916,972 number 870,470 number 947,288 number 10
1990s 822,726 number 736,432 number 890,977 number 10
2000s 584,652 number 509,748 number 703,235 number 10
2010s 537,414 number 507,371 number 567,252 number 10

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  4. 41 Morocco 353,304 number compare
  5. 42 Uzbekistan 332,370 number compare
  6. 43 Mali 314,931 number compare
  7. 44 Burkina Faso 314,837 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Central Europe and the Baltics?
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Central Europe and the Baltics was 546,606 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
The highest recorded value was 947,288 number in 1986.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
The lowest recorded value was 507,371 number in 2010.
How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
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, male rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (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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Male 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.