School age population, early … age male educational development in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: School age population, early … age male educational development was 3.52 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries recorded 3.52 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 0.8% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 4.00 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.52 million, in 2024.
That places UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 95th out of 187 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 … age male educational development in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3.64 million | — |
| 2013 | 3.73 million | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 3.92 million | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 3.97 million | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 4.00 million | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 3.99 million | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 3.93 million | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 3.86 million | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 3.76 million | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 3.66 million | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 3.57 million | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 3.55 million | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 3.52 million | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.88 million | 3.64 million | 4.00 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 3.61 million | 3.52 million | 3.76 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
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- 97 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 621 compare
- 98 Saint Kitts and Nevis 555 compare
More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.92 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.60 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 246,366 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.90 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 990,955 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 30.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1781 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries was 3.52 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 4.00 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.52 million in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 95th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 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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February 2026 Data Release