School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): School age population, early childhood educational development was 3.00 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) recorded 3.00 million for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 3.43 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.00 million, in 2024.
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 97th of 187 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3.10 million | — |
| 2013 | 3.18 million | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 3.37 million | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 3.40 million | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 3.43 million | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 3.42 million | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 3.36 million | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 3.30 million | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 3.21 million | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 3.11 million | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 3.05 million | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 3.03 million | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 3.00 million | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.32 million | 3.10 million | 3.43 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 3.08 million | 3.00 million | 3.21 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- 94 Dominica 1,045 compare
- 95 Liechtenstein 887 compare
- 96 Cayman Islands 880 compare
- 97 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 602 compare
- 98 Saint Kitts and Nevis 537 compare
- 99 British Virgin Islands 486 compare
- 100 Gibraltar 469 compare
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8629 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1924 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8854 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 12.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 3.00 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.43 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.00 million in 2024.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 97th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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