School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics
WB: Central Europe and the Baltics: School age population, early childhood educational development was 575,922 in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Central Europe and the Baltics recorded 575,922 for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2024.
The figure is down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 626,213 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 423,984, in 2000.
WB: Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 149th of 187 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 423,984 | — |
| 2001 | 437,148 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 450,549 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 461,890 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 473,213 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 487,402 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 501,220 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 515,404 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 530,984 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 547,170 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 564,085 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 590,984 | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 598,317 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 607,051 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 591,090 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 603,749 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 612,221 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 622,174 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 626,213 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 620,074 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 615,592 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 614,311 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 582,934 | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 575,922 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 575,922 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 482,896 | 423,984 | 547,170 | 10 |
| 2010s | 603,596 | 564,085 | 626,213 | 10 |
| 2020s | 592,936 | 575,922 | 615,592 | 5 |
More education data for WB: Central Europe and the Baltics
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 28,486 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 309,284 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics was 575,922 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 626,213 in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 423,984 in 2000.
- How does WB: Central Europe and the Baltics rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- WB: Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 149th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 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