School age population, early childhood educational development in GPE: Region 2
GPE: Region 2: School age population, early childhood educational development was 15.15 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in GPE: Region 2, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood educational development in GPE: Region 2 stood at 15.15 million. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in GPE: Region 2 peaked at 15.15 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.09 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.10 million | 10.09 million | 10.11 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.36 million | 10.33 million | 12.63 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.18 million | 12.97 million | 14.96 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.95 million | 14.87 million | 15.15 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 2
- 51 Paraguay 137,613 compare
- 52 Azerbaijan 131,267 compare
- 53 Austria 127,780 compare
- 54 United Arab Emirates 120,062 compare
- 55 Sweden 114,246 compare
- 56 Costa Rica 106,435 compare
- 57 Denmark 93,331 compare
More education data for GPE: Region 2
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.7% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 21.33 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 7.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 23.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 8.58 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.77 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 22.00 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 44.54 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 22.54 million (2024)
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 15.15 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 15.15 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.09 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 6.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release