School age population, early childhood educational development in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202)
ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202): School age population, early childhood educational development was 2.59 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood educational development in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) stood at 2.59 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) peaked at 3.25 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.47 million, in 2002.
That places ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) 102nd 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 ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.51 million | — |
| 2000 | 2.51 million | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.49 million | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 2.47 million | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 2.48 million | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 2.52 million | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 2.60 million | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 2.64 million | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 2.64 million | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 2.64 million | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 2.72 million | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 2.80 million | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 2.85 million | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 2.85 million | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 2.91 million | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 3.18 million | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 3.24 million | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 3.25 million | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 3.24 million | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 3.18 million | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 3.02 million | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 2.84 million | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 2.73 million | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 2.67 million | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 2.61 million | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 2.59 million | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.51 million | 2.51 million | 2.51 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.57 million | 2.47 million | 2.72 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.05 million | 2.80 million | 3.25 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.69 million | 2.59 million | 2.84 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202)
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More education data for ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 12.49 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 5.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 13.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 10.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 877,427 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 8.81 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 3.78 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 3.58 million (2024)
All data for ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202)?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) was 2.59 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.25 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.47 million in 2002.
- How does ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) ranks 102nd out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release