School age population, early childhood educational development in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe: School age population, early childhood educational development was 4.04 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe is 4.04 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe peaked at 5.03 million in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.04 million, in 2024.
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 85th of 187 groups on this measure, 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 UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4.11 million | — |
| 2000 | 4.13 million | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 4.12 million | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 4.13 million | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 4.17 million | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 4.23 million | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 4.32 million | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 4.38 million | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 4.40 million | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 4.41 million | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 4.50 million | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 4.58 million | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 4.65 million | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 4.65 million | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.77 million | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 4.88 million | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 4.99 million | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 5.02 million | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 5.03 million | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 4.96 million | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 4.78 million | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 4.55 million | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 4.32 million | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 4.10 million | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 4.04 million | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 4.04 million | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.11 million | 4.11 million | 4.11 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.28 million | 4.12 million | 4.50 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.83 million | 4.58 million | 5.03 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.21 million | 4.04 million | 4.55 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
More education data for UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 80.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 17.22 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 16.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 18.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 12.50 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 10.36 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 7.11 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 6.73 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe was 4.04 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 5.03 million in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.04 million in 2024.
- How does UIS: Central and Eastern Europe rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 85th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 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