School age population, one year before the official primary entry in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 2.96 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia recorded 2.96 million for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2024.
That represents a change of 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: Eastern Europe and Central Asia peaked at 3.03 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.35 million, in 2008.
That places UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 147th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, year by year
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6184 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5883 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.48 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 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: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- 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: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.35 million in 2008.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 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: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 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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February 2026 Data Release