School age population, early childhood educational development in GPE: Region 1
GPE: Region 1: School age population, early childhood educational development was 1.02 million in 2021. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in GPE: Region 1, 1997–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in GPE: Region 1 is 1.02 million, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in GPE: Region 1 peaked at 1.06 million in 1997 and was at its lowest, 938,704, in 2016.
GPE: Region 1 ranks 158th of 187 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood educational development in GPE: Region 1, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.06 million | — |
| 1998 | 1.06 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 995,820 | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 1.02 million | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 1.05 million | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 938,704 | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 956,757 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 972,593 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 987,756 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.00 million | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 1.02 million | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.04 million | 995,820 | 1.06 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.04 million | 1.02 million | 1.05 million | 2 |
| 2010s | 963,952 | 938,704 | 987,756 | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.01 million | 1.00 million | 1.02 million | 2 |
More education data for GPE: Region 1
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.7% (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.6% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.43 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.3% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 20.92 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 18.43 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 52.93 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 20.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 19.91 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in GPE: Region 1?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in GPE: Region 1 was 1.02 million in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in GPE: Region 1?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 million in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in GPE: Region 1?
- The lowest recorded value was 938,704 in 2016.
- How does GPE: Region 1 rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- GPE: Region 1 ranks 158th out of 187 groups with data for 2021.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in GPE: Region 1?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Region 1 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release