School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 21.55 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
21.55 million number
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
34th
of 45 groups
All-time high
24.28 million number
in 1992
All-time low
16.68 million number
in 2006
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 21.55 million number for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 24.28 million number in 1992 and was at its lowest, 16.68 million number, in 2006.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 34th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 21.71 million number | — |
| 1971 | 21.29 million number | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 20.73 million number | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 20.14 million number | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 19.65 million number | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 19.57 million number | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 19.60 million number | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 20.04 million number | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 20.69 million number | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 21.38 million number | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 21.64 million number | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 21.88 million number | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 22.08 million number | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 22.20 million number | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 22.31 million number | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 22.61 million number | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 22.92 million number | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 23.18 million number | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 23.60 million number | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 23.96 million number | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 24.15 million number | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 24.19 million number | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 24.28 million number | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 24.24 million number | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 24.02 million number | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 23.28 million number | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 22.59 million number | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 21.55 million number | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 20.03 million number | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 20.04 million number | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 19.25 million number | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 18.50 million number | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 18.01 million number | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 17.24 million number | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 17.07 million number | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 16.80 million number | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 16.68 million number | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 16.73 million number | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 16.88 million number | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 17.16 million number | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 17.44 million number | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 17.76 million number | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 18.31 million number | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 18.92 million number | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 19.44 million number | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 19.99 million number | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 20.36 million number | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 20.93 million number | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 21.29 million number | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 21.55 million number | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.48 million number | 19.57 million number | 21.71 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.64 million number | 21.64 million number | 23.96 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.84 million number | 20.03 million number | 24.28 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.43 million number | 16.68 million number | 19.25 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.60 million number | 17.44 million number | 21.55 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1746 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0626 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.09 million (2024)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 21.55 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 24.28 million number in 1992.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.68 million number in 2006.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 34th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.