School age population, one year before the official primary entry in UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States

UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 2.96 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.96 million
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
147th
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.03 million
in 2022
All-time low
2.35 million
in 2008
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School age population, one year before the official primary entry in UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States, 1999–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M1999201120241999: 2.8M2000: 2.7M2001: 2.7M2002: 2.7M2003: 2.6M2004: 2.5M2005: 2.4M2006: 2.4M2007: 2.4M2008: 2.3M2009: 2.4M2010: 2.5M2011: 2.5M2012: 2.5M2013: 2.6M2014: 2.7M2015: 2.8M2016: 2.8M2017: 2.8M2018: 2.9M2019: 3.0M2020: 3.0M2021: 3.0M2022: 3.0M2023: 3.0M2024: 3.0M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States stood at 2.96 million.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States peaked at 3.03 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.35 million, in 2008.

UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States ranks 147th of 221 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, one year before the official primary entry in UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number) in UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States, 1999 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1999 2.77 million
2000 2.75 million -0.8%
2001 2.72 million -1.2%
2002 2.66 million -2.0%
2003 2.55 million -4.1%
2004 2.49 million -2.4%
2005 2.45 million -1.7%
2006 2.43 million -1.0%
2007 2.40 million -1.1%
2008 2.35 million -2.2%
2009 2.42 million +3.0%
2010 2.45 million +1.5%
2011 2.51 million +2.4%
2012 2.55 million +1.3%
2013 2.59 million +1.8%
2014 2.74 million +5.7%
2015 2.81 million +2.5%
2016 2.83 million +0.7%
2017 2.84 million +0.3%
2018 2.90 million +2.3%
2019 2.97 million +2.4%
2020 3.02 million +1.6%
2021 3.02 million -0.1%
2022 3.03 million +0.4%
2023 2.97 million -1.9%
2024 2.96 million -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.77 million 2.77 million 2.77 million 1
2000s 2.52 million 2.35 million 2.75 million 10
2010s 2.72 million 2.45 million 2.97 million 10
2020s 3.00 million 2.96 million 3.03 million 5

Countries ranked near UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States

  1. 144 Qatar 16,252 compare
  2. 145 Moldova 16,177 compare
  3. 146 Lithuania 14,316 compare
  4. 147 Eswatini 13,884 compare
  5. 148 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13,177 compare
  6. 149 Comoros 10,995 compare
  7. 150 Albania 10,593 compare

See the full ranking of 443 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States?
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States was 2.96 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 UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States?
The highest recorded value was 3.03 million in 2022.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States?
The lowest recorded value was 2.35 million in 2008.
How does UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States ranks 147th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,763 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release