School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both was 2.72 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) is 2.72 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 150.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 2.81 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.09 million, in 2014.
That places WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 143rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.63 million | — |
| 1999 | 1.98 million | +21.4% |
| 2000 | 2.35 million | +18.7% |
| 2001 | 2.39 million | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 2.42 million | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 2.49 million | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 2.60 million | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 2.58 million | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 2.56 million | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 2.51 million | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 2.29 million | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 2.40 million | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 2.05 million | -14.7% |
| 2011 | 1.96 million | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 1.73 million | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 2.24 million | +29.6% |
| 2014 | 1.09 million | -51.4% |
| 2015 | 1.89 million | +73.3% |
| 2016 | 1.81 million | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 1.76 million | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 1.74 million | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.70 million | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 1.69 million | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.70 million | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 2.77 million | +62.9% |
| 2023 | 2.81 million | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 2.72 million | -3.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +73.3% | 1.09 million | 1.89 million |
| 2022 | +62.9% | 1.70 million | 2.77 million |
| 2014 | -51.4% | 2.24 million | 1.09 million |
| 2013 | +29.6% | 1.73 million | 2.24 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.81 million | 1.63 million | 1.98 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.46 million | 2.29 million | 2.60 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.80 million | 1.09 million | 2.24 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.34 million | 1.69 million | 2.81 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 2.72 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.81 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.09 million in 2014.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 143rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release