School age population, one year before the official primary entry in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 2.16 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries stood at 2.16 million.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 2.21 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.81 million, in 2008.
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 171st of 221 groups on this measure, 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 UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.15 million | — |
| 2000 | 2.13 million | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 2.08 million | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 2.06 million | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.98 million | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 1.94 million | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 1.88 million | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 1.89 million | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.84 million | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 1.81 million | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 1.84 million | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.85 million | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.90 million | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 1.93 million | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.99 million | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 2.09 million | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 2.10 million | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 2.11 million | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 2.11 million | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.14 million | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 2.16 million | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 2.21 million | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 2.20 million | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 2.20 million | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 2.17 million | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 2.16 million | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.15 million | 2.15 million | 2.15 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.95 million | 1.81 million | 2.13 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.04 million | 1.85 million | 2.16 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.19 million | 2.16 million | 2.21 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- 168 Vanuatu 4,522 compare
- 169 Montenegro 3,876 compare
- 170 Belize 3,659 compare
- 171 Luxembourg 3,636 compare
- 172 French Guiana 3,421 compare
- 173 Maldives 3,370 compare
- 174 Brunei Darussalam 3,275 compare
More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 30.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8404 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 990,955 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8196 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1442 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.72 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries was 2.16 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: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 2.21 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.81 million in 2008.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 171st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release