School age population, pre-primary education, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): School age population, pre-primary education, male was 6.73 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, pre-primary education, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) stood at 6.73 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 6.97 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.64 million, in 2007.
That places WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 160th 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, pre-primary education, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6.78 million | — |
| 2000 | 6.69 million | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 6.54 million | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 6.39 million | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 5.97 million | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 5.86 million | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 5.76 million | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 5.70 million | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 5.64 million | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 5.71 million | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 5.81 million | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 5.93 million | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 6.10 million | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 6.31 million | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 6.51 million | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 6.59 million | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 6.60 million | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 6.68 million | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 6.76 million | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 6.89 million | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 6.97 million | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 6.78 million | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 6.70 million | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 6.67 million | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 6.68 million | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 6.73 million | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.78 million | 6.78 million | 6.78 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.01 million | 5.64 million | 6.69 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.53 million | 5.93 million | 6.97 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.71 million | 6.67 million | 6.78 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, pre-primary education, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 6.73 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.97 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.64 million in 2007.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 160th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release