School age population, primary education, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: School age population, primary education, female was 3.35 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3.35 million
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
192nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.35 million
in 2024
All-time low
2.59 million
in 2010
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School age population, primary education, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1999–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M1999201120241999: 3.2M2000: 3.2M2001: 3.1M2002: 3.0M2003: 3.2M2004: 3.1M2005: 3.0M2006: 2.9M2007: 2.8M2008: 2.7M2009: 2.6M2010: 2.6M2011: 2.6M2012: 2.6M2013: 2.7M2014: 2.7M2015: 2.8M2016: 2.9M2017: 3.0M2018: 3.1M2019: 3.2M2020: 3.2M2021: 3.2M2022: 3.2M2023: 3.3M2024: 3.4M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, school age population, primary education, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 3.35 million. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 3.35 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.59 million, in 2010.

That places GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 192nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

School age population, primary education, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for School age population, primary education, female (number) in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1999 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1999 3.19 million
2000 3.18 million -0.6%
2001 3.11 million -2.0%
2002 3.03 million -2.8%
2003 3.17 million +4.7%
2004 3.13 million -1.3%
2005 3.02 million -3.3%
2006 2.90 million -4.0%
2007 2.77 million -4.4%
2008 2.67 million -3.8%
2009 2.61 million -2.2%
2010 2.59 million -0.8%
2011 2.60 million +0.3%
2012 2.64 million +1.5%
2013 2.69 million +2.1%
2014 2.73 million +1.6%
2015 2.80 million +2.3%
2016 2.91 million +4.0%
2017 3.02 million +3.8%
2018 3.12 million +3.3%
2019 3.17 million +1.6%
2020 3.19 million +0.8%
2021 3.22 million +0.9%
2022 3.24 million +0.6%
2023 3.32 million +2.3%
2024 3.35 million +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.19 million 3.19 million 3.19 million 1
2000s 2.96 million 2.61 million 3.18 million 10
2010s 2.83 million 2.59 million 3.17 million 10
2020s 3.27 million 3.19 million 3.35 million 5

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

  1. 189 Micronesia, Federated States of 6,884 compare
  2. 190 Tonga 6,610 compare
  3. 191 Curaçao 5,981 compare
  4. 192 Grenada 5,134 compare
  5. 193 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5,113 compare
  6. 194 Seychelles 5,036 compare
  7. 195 Aruba 3,744 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, primary education, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
School age population, primary education, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 3.35 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 3.35 million in 2024.
What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 2.59 million in 2010.
How does GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school age population, primary education, female?
GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 192nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, primary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,724 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release