School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd): School age population, early childhood educational development was 4.96 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.96 million
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
80th
of 187 groups
All-time high
5.98 million
in 2017
All-time low
4.76 million
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) stood at 4.96 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 5.98 million in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.76 million, in 1999.
WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) ranks 80th 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4.76 million | — |
| 2000 | 4.77 million | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 4.76 million | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 4.76 million | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 4.79 million | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 4.85 million | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 4.96 million | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 5.03 million | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 5.04 million | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 5.06 million | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 5.17 million | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 5.26 million | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 5.34 million | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 5.36 million | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 5.50 million | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 5.80 million | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 5.93 million | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 5.97 million | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 5.98 million | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 5.89 million | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 5.69 million | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 5.45 million | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 5.24 million | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 5.06 million | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 4.99 million | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 4.96 million | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.76 million | 4.76 million | 4.76 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.92 million | 4.76 million | 5.17 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.67 million | 5.26 million | 5.98 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.14 million | 4.96 million | 5.45 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5726 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 8.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 180,868 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) was 4.96 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.98 million in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.76 million in 1999.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) ranks 80th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 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