School age population, early childhood education, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd): School age population, early childhood education, female was 15.48 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood education, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) stood at 15.48 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 16.95 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 14.12 million, in 2005.
That places WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 112th out of 194 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 15.39 million | — |
| 2000 | 15.33 million | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 15.03 million | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 14.74 million | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 14.26 million | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 14.16 million | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 14.12 million | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 14.12 million | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 14.13 million | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 14.23 million | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 14.49 million | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 14.75 million | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 15.07 million | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 15.42 million | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 15.78 million | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 16.24 million | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 16.50 million | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 16.68 million | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 16.82 million | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 16.95 million | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 16.90 million | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 16.48 million | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 16.11 million | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 15.76 million | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 15.47 million | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 15.48 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.39 million | 15.39 million | 15.39 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.46 million | 14.12 million | 15.33 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.11 million | 14.75 million | 16.95 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.86 million | 15.47 million | 16.48 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5726 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 8.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 180,868 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) was 15.48 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.95 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.12 million in 2005.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) ranks 112th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release