School age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Europe & Central Asia
WB: Europe & Central Asia: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 5.38 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.38 million
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
110th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.48 million
in 2020
All-time low
4.75 million
in 2008
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Europe & Central Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Europe & Central Asia stood at 5.38 million.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Europe & Central Asia peaked at 5.48 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.75 million, in 2008.
WB: Europe & Central Asia ranks 110th 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5.26 million | — |
| 2000 | 5.24 million | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 5.18 million | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 5.12 million | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 5.00 million | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 4.92 million | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 4.86 million | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 4.86 million | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.82 million | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 4.75 million | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 4.84 million | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 4.90 million | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 4.97 million | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 5.04 million | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 5.11 million | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 5.31 million | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 5.37 million | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 5.41 million | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 5.37 million | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 5.39 million | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 5.43 million | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 5.48 million | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 5.47 million | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 5.48 million | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 5.40 million | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 5.38 million | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.26 million | 5.26 million | 5.26 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.96 million | 4.75 million | 5.24 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.23 million | 4.90 million | 5.43 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.44 million | 5.38 million | 5.48 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2954 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 83.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.058 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0467 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 492,126 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.77 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Europe & Central Asia was 5.38 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.48 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.75 million in 2008.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia ranks 110th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Europe & 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