School age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 2.01 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) is 2.01 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 2.06 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.65 million, in 2008.
That places WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 174th 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.96 million | — |
| 2000 | 1.94 million | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.90 million | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 1.89 million | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.81 million | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 1.77 million | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 1.71 million | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 1.72 million | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.67 million | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 1.65 million | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.68 million | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.69 million | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.74 million | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 1.77 million | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.83 million | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 1.92 million | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 1.93 million | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.95 million | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.96 million | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 2.00 million | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 2.01 million | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 2.06 million | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 2.05 million | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 2.05 million | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 2.02 million | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 2.01 million | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.96 million | 1.96 million | 1.96 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.77 million | 1.65 million | 1.94 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.88 million | 1.69 million | 2.01 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.04 million | 2.01 million | 2.06 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- 171 Luxembourg 3,636 compare
- 172 French Guiana 3,421 compare
- 173 Maldives 3,370 compare
- 174 Brunei Darussalam 3,275 compare
- 175 Sao Tome and Principe 3,027 compare
- 176 Macau, China 3,000 compare
- 177 Samoa 2,922 compare
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8629 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1924 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8854 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 12.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 2.01 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 (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.06 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.65 million in 2008.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 174th 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 (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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