School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics
WB: Central Europe and the Baltics: School age population, early childhood educational development was 1.12 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics is 1.12 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 1.22 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 825,060, in 2000.
That places WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 149th out of 187 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 825,060 | — |
| 2001 | 850,672 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 876,909 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 899,564 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 921,790 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 948,636 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 976,043 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 1.00 million | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.03 million | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 1.07 million | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 1.10 million | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 1.15 million | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 1.16 million | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.18 million | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.15 million | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 1.17 million | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.19 million | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.21 million | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.22 million | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.21 million | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.20 million | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.19 million | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.13 million | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 1.12 million | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 1.12 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 940,395 | 825,060 | 1.07 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 million | 1.10 million | 1.22 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.15 million | 1.12 million | 1.20 million | 5 |
More education data for WB: Central Europe and the Baltics
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 337,770 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 28,486 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics was 1.12 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 825,060 in 2000.
- How does WB: Central Europe and the Baltics rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- WB: Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 149th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 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