School age population, early … age female educational development in GPE: Region 2
GPE: Region 2: School age population, early … age female educational development was 14.80 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
14.80 million
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
54th
of 187 groups
All-time high
14.80 million
in 2024
All-time low
9.84 million
in 1999
Years of data
27
1998–2024
School age population, early childhood educational development in GPE: Region 2, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
GPE: Region 2 recorded 14.80 million for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in GPE: Region 2 peaked at 14.80 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.84 million, in 1999.
That places GPE: Region 2 54th 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 27 years of available data.
School age population, early … age female educational development in GPE: Region 2, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9.86 million | — |
| 1999 | 9.84 million | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 10.08 million | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 10.22 million | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 10.54 million | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 10.88 million | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 10.72 million | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 11.06 million | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 11.38 million | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 11.70 million | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 12.02 million | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 12.34 million | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 12.67 million | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 12.99 million | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 13.31 million | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 13.62 million | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 13.90 million | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 14.15 million | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 14.36 million | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 14.52 million | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 14.61 million | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 14.63 million | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 14.60 million | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 14.56 million | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 14.52 million | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 14.56 million | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 14.80 million | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.85 million | 9.84 million | 9.86 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.09 million | 10.08 million | 12.34 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.88 million | 12.67 million | 14.63 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.61 million | 14.52 million | 14.80 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 2
- 51 Paraguay 131,426 compare
- 52 Austria 120,660 compare
- 53 United Arab Emirates 119,683 compare
- 54 Azerbaijan 117,617 compare
- 55 Sweden 108,515 compare
- 56 Costa Rica 101,972 compare
- 57 Denmark 88,165 compare
More education data for GPE: Region 2
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.5 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5225 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9266 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.51 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.86 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.41 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in GPE: Region 2?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in GPE: Region 2 was 14.80 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The highest recorded value was 14.80 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.84 million in 1999.
- How does GPE: Region 2 rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- GPE: Region 2 ranks 54th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in GPE: Region 2?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 2 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release