School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 3.72 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
3.72 million number
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
41st
of 45 groups
All-time high
6.78 million number
in 1970
All-time low
3.62 million number
in 2017
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Central Europe and the Baltics recorded 3.72 million number for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 6.78 million number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 3.62 million number, in 2017.
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 41st of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.78 million number | — |
| 1971 | 6.01 million number | -11.3% |
| 1972 | 5.89 million number | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 5.73 million number | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 5.53 million number | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 5.31 million number | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 5.13 million number | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 5.05 million number | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 5.63 million number | +11.6% |
| 1979 | 5.15 million number | -8.6% |
| 1980 | 5.27 million number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 5.38 million number | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 5.47 million number | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 5.54 million number | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 5.61 million number | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 5.68 million number | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 5.75 million number | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 5.85 million number | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 6.49 million number | +11.0% |
| 1989 | 6.08 million number | -6.4% |
| 1990 | 6.09 million number | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 6.10 million number | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 6.03 million number | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 5.91 million number | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 5.75 million number | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 5.59 million number | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 5.48 million number | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 5.43 million number | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 5.54 million number | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 5.54 million number | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 5.52 million number | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 5.45 million number | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 5.94 million number | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 5.74 million number | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 5.51 million number | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 5.28 million number | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 5.05 million number | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 4.79 million number | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 4.60 million number | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 4.42 million number | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 4.24 million number | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 4.08 million number | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 3.94 million number | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 3.82 million number | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 3.74 million number | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 3.68 million number | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 3.63 million number | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 3.62 million number | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 3.65 million number | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 3.72 million number | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.62 million number | 5.05 million number | 6.78 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.71 million number | 5.27 million number | 6.49 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.75 million number | 5.43 million number | 6.10 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.23 million number | 4.42 million number | 5.94 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.81 million number | 3.62 million number | 4.24 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
More education data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.52 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 8.33 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 337,770 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 14.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0452 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Central Europe and the Baltics was 3.72 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 6.78 million number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.62 million number in 2017.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 41st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 50 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.