School age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)

ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423): School age population, pre-primary education, female was 8.44 million in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
8.44 million
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
148th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.51 million
in 1999
All-time low
8.44 million
in 2024
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), 1999–2024

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M1999201120241999: 9.5M2000: 9.5M2001: 9.3M2002: 9.2M2003: 8.9M2004: 8.8M2005: 8.8M2006: 8.7M2007: 8.7M2008: 8.7M2009: 8.8M2010: 8.9M2011: 9.0M2012: 9.2M2013: 9.2M2014: 9.2M2015: 9.1M2016: 9.1M2017: 9.0M2018: 8.9M2019: 8.8M2020: 8.8M2021: 8.7M2022: 8.6M2023: 8.5M2024: 8.4M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, school age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) stood at 8.44 million. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) peaked at 9.51 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 8.44 million, in 2024.

That places ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 148th 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 26 years of available data.

School age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), year by year

Annual values for School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), 1999 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1999 9.51 million
2000 9.50 million -0.1%
2001 9.34 million -1.7%
2002 9.21 million -1.4%
2003 8.87 million -3.6%
2004 8.82 million -0.6%
2005 8.77 million -0.6%
2006 8.73 million -0.4%
2007 8.71 million -0.3%
2008 8.73 million +0.3%
2009 8.80 million +0.7%
2010 8.89 million +1.1%
2011 9.03 million +1.6%
2012 9.20 million +1.8%
2013 9.19 million -0.1%
2014 9.25 million +0.6%
2015 9.13 million -1.2%
2016 9.07 million -0.7%
2017 8.96 million -1.2%
2018 8.90 million -0.7%
2019 8.83 million -0.8%
2020 8.80 million -0.3%
2021 8.71 million -1.0%
2022 8.58 million -1.5%
2023 8.47 million -1.4%
2024 8.44 million -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.51 million 9.51 million 9.51 million 1
2000s 8.95 million 8.71 million 9.50 million 10
2010s 9.04 million 8.83 million 9.25 million 10
2020s 8.60 million 8.44 million 8.80 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)

  1. 145 Qatar 47,400 compare
  2. 146 East Timor 46,822 compare
  3. 147 Eswatini 41,733 compare
  4. 148 Bosnia and Herzegovina 38,254 compare
  5. 149 Latvia 37,765 compare
  6. 150 Comoros 33,360 compare
  7. 151 Albania 31,835 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
School age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) was 8.44 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
The highest recorded value was 9.51 million in 1999.
What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
The lowest recorded value was 8.44 million in 2024.
How does ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ranks 148th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,793 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release