School age population, last grade of primary education, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 2.08 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries is 2.08 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 2.25 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.74 million, in 2013.
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 171st of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.25 million | — |
| 2000 | 2.24 million | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 2.18 million | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 2.13 million | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 2.07 million | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 2.03 million | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 2.00 million | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.97 million | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.91 million | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 1.87 million | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 1.82 million | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 1.82 million | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.78 million | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.76 million | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.74 million | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.75 million | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.78 million | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.81 million | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.87 million | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.95 million | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 1.98 million | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 2.01 million | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 2.02 million | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 2.04 million | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 2.06 million | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 2.08 million | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.25 million | 2.25 million | 2.25 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.02 million | 1.82 million | 2.24 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.82 million | 1.74 million | 1.98 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.04 million | 2.01 million | 2.08 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- 168 Vanuatu 3,923 compare
- 169 Montenegro 3,825 compare
- 170 Belize 3,724 compare
- 171 Maldives 3,535 compare
- 172 Luxembourg 3,523 compare
- 173 Brunei Darussalam 3,217 compare
- 174 Sao Tome and Principe 3,005 compare
More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 30.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8404 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 990,955 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8196 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1442 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.72 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries was 2.08 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 2.25 million in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.74 million in 2013.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 171st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. 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, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release