School age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd): School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 3.33 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), 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 (ida & Ibrd) is 3.33 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 3.40 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.67 million, in 2008.
That places WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 144th 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3.13 million | — |
| 2000 | 3.11 million | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 3.06 million | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 2.99 million | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 2.88 million | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 2.80 million | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 2.75 million | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 2.73 million | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 2.72 million | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 2.67 million | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 2.74 million | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 2.78 million | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 2.84 million | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 2.87 million | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 2.93 million | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 3.10 million | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 3.19 million | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 3.21 million | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 3.22 million | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 3.27 million | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 3.35 million | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 3.38 million | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 3.39 million | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 3.40 million | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 3.34 million | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 3.33 million | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.13 million | 3.13 million | 3.13 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.85 million | 2.67 million | 3.11 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.08 million | 2.78 million | 3.35 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.37 million | 3.33 million | 3.40 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5726 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 8.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 180,868 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) was 3.33 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.40 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.67 million in 2008.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) ranks 144th 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 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