School age population, one year before the official primary entry in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 1.61 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 1.61 million.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 1.68 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.28 million, in 2008.
That places GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 192nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.67 million | — |
| 2000 | 1.65 million | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.60 million | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 1.59 million | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.48 million | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 1.42 million | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 1.34 million | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 1.33 million | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.29 million | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 1.28 million | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.32 million | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 1.32 million | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.37 million | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 1.40 million | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.44 million | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 1.55 million | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 1.57 million | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.60 million | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.61 million | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.61 million | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.62 million | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.65 million | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.66 million | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.68 million | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.64 million | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 1.61 million | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.67 million | 1.67 million | 1.67 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.43 million | 1.28 million | 1.65 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.51 million | 1.32 million | 1.62 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.65 million | 1.61 million | 1.68 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 189 Tonga 2,262 compare
- 190 Saint Lucia 2,052 compare
- 191 Seychelles 1,762 compare
- 192 Curacao 1,506 compare
- 193 Grenada 1,404 compare
- 194 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,259 compare
- 195 Antigua and Barbuda 1,108 compare
More education data for GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 352,674 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 29.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 1.61 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.28 million in 2008.
- How does GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 192nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release