School age population, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States

UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States: School age population, early childhood educational development was 9.65 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
9.65 million
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
80th
of 187 groups
All-time high
11.62 million
in 2017
All-time low
9.30 million
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School age population, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States, 1999–2024

02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M1999201120241999: 9.3M2000: 9.3M2001: 9.3M2002: 9.3M2003: 9.3M2004: 9.5M2005: 9.7M2006: 9.8M2007: 9.8M2008: 9.9M2009: 10.0M2010: 10.2M2011: 10.4M2012: 10.4M2013: 10.7M2014: 11.3M2015: 11.5M2016: 11.6M2017: 11.6M2018: 11.5M2019: 11.1M2020: 10.6M2021: 10.2M2022: 9.8M2023: 9.7M2024: 9.6M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, school age population, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States stood at 9.65 million.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States peaked at 11.62 million in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9.30 million, in 1999.

That places UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States 80th out of 187 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 educational development in UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number) in UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States, 1999 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1999 9.30 million
2000 9.32 million +0.3%
2001 9.30 million -0.2%
2002 9.30 million +0.0%
2003 9.35 million +0.5%
2004 9.47 million +1.3%
2005 9.67 million +2.1%
2006 9.79 million +1.3%
2007 9.82 million +0.2%
2008 9.86 million +0.4%
2009 10.05 million +1.9%
2010 10.24 million +1.9%
2011 10.38 million +1.4%
2012 10.42 million +0.4%
2013 10.70 million +2.7%
2014 11.26 million +5.3%
2015 11.51 million +2.3%
2016 11.59 million +0.7%
2017 11.62 million +0.2%
2018 11.46 million -1.4%
2019 11.06 million -3.5%
2020 10.59 million -4.2%
2021 10.18 million -3.9%
2022 9.83 million -3.4%
2023 9.71 million -1.3%
2024 9.65 million -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.30 million 9.30 million 9.30 million 1
2000s 9.59 million 9.30 million 10.05 million 10
2010s 11.02 million 10.24 million 11.62 million 10
2020s 9.99 million 9.65 million 10.59 million 5

Countries ranked near UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States

  1. 77 Albania 40,376 compare
  2. 78 Slovenia 36,977 compare
  3. 79 Estonia 36,961 compare
  4. 80 North Macedonia 34,863 compare
  5. 81 Latvia 33,695 compare
  6. 82 Cyprus 31,309 compare
  7. 83 Montenegro 14,484 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States?
School age population, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States was 9.65 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States?
The highest recorded value was 11.62 million in 2017.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States?
The lowest recorded value was 9.30 million in 1999.
How does UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States ranks 80th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States 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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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
291 places, 5,922 data points, 1972–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release