School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both was 2.04 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.04 million
Change on year
up 3.0%
Rank
154th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.04 million
in 2024
All-time low
205,512
in 2014
Years of data
27
1998–2024

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1998–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1998201120241998: 657.3k1999: 936.3k2000: 1.2M2001: 1.2M2002: 1.2M2003: 1.2M2004: 1.4M2005: 1.3M2006: 1.3M2007: 1.3M2008: 1.1M2009: 1.1M2010: 993.8k2011: 937.2k2012: 727.8k2013: 1.2M2014: 205.5k2015: 1.0M2016: 986.9k2017: 939.9k2018: 906.0k2019: 888.5k2020: 887.5k2021: 918.4k2022: 2.0M2023: 2.0M2024: 2.0M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 2.04 million. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 894.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 2.04 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 205,512, in 2014.

GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 154th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number) in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1998 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1998 657,257
1999 936,294 +42.5%
2000 1.22 million +29.9%
2001 1.21 million -0.3%
2002 1.21 million -0.5%
2003 1.25 million +3.2%
2004 1.35 million +8.4%
2005 1.32 million -2.0%
2006 1.30 million -1.5%
2007 1.28 million -2.1%
2008 1.08 million -15.0%
2009 1.05 million -3.1%
2010 993,833 -5.4%
2011 937,201 -5.7%
2012 727,766 -22.3%
2013 1.21 million +65.6%
2014 205,512 -82.9%
2015 1.05 million +410.4%
2016 986,882 -5.9%
2017 939,889 -4.8%
2018 905,983 -3.6%
2019 888,473 -1.9%
2020 887,483 -0.1%
2021 918,356 +3.5%
2022 1.97 million +114.6%
2023 1.99 million +0.7%
2024 2.04 million +3.0%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2015 +410.4% 205,512 1.05 million
2022 +114.6% 918,356 1.97 million
2014 -82.9% 1.21 million 205,512
2013 +65.6% 727,766 1.21 million
1999 +42.5% 657,257 936,294

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 796,776 657,257 936,294 2
2000s 1.23 million 1.05 million 1.35 million 10
2010s 883,949 205,512 1.21 million 10
2020s 1.56 million 887,483 2.04 million 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024

  1. 151 Samoa 4,353 compare
  2. 152 Grenada 3,436 compare
  3. 153 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,928 compare
  4. 154 Kiribati 2,551 compare
  5. 155 Antigua and Barbuda 2,525 compare
  6. 156 Saint Lucia 2,441 compare
  7. 157 Tonga 2,388 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 2.04 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 2.04 million in 2024.
What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 205,512 in 2014.
How does GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 154th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 894.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
395 places, 10,351 data points, 1972–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release