School age population, primary education, female in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe: School age population, primary education, female was 10.06 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
10.06 million
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
170th
of 221 groups
All-time high
10.90 million
in 1999
All-time low
9.18 million
in 2013
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, primary education, female in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, female in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe is 10.06 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe peaked at 10.90 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 9.18 million, in 2013.
That places UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 170th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, female in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 10.90 million | — |
| 2000 | 10.87 million | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 10.35 million | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 9.95 million | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 9.86 million | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 10.37 million | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 10.13 million | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 9.90 million | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 9.74 million | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 9.69 million | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 9.59 million | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 9.54 million | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 9.54 million | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9.57 million | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 9.18 million | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 9.29 million | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 9.47 million | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 9.70 million | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 9.88 million | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 10.02 million | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 10.12 million | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 9.81 million | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 9.89 million | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 10.00 million | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 10.08 million | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 10.06 million | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.90 million | 10.90 million | 10.90 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.04 million | 9.59 million | 10.87 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.63 million | 9.18 million | 10.12 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.97 million | 9.81 million | 10.08 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
- 167 Vanuatu 24,584 compare
- 168 Western Sahara 22,891 compare
- 169 Belize 22,615 compare
- 170 Luxembourg 21,196 compare
- 171 Maldives 19,958 compare
- 172 Macao 19,100 compare
- 173 Brunei Darussalam 19,024 compare
More education data for UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 10.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 147,611 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1731 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1613 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- School age population, primary education, female in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe was 10.06 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 10.90 million in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.18 million in 2013.
- How does UIS: Central and Eastern Europe rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 170th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release