School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202)

ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202): School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 16.83 million in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
16.83 million
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
173rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
25.37 million
in 2006
All-time low
16.47 million
in 2020
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202), 1999–2024

010.0M20.0M30.0M1999201120241999: 22.7M2000: 22.7M2001: 23.4M2002: 24.1M2003: 24.6M2004: 24.9M2005: 25.2M2006: 25.4M2007: 25.3M2008: 25.2M2009: 24.8M2010: 24.1M2011: 23.2M2012: 22.0M2013: 20.9M2014: 19.7M2015: 18.8M2016: 18.0M2017: 17.5M2018: 17.0M2019: 16.7M2020: 16.5M2021: 16.5M2022: 16.7M2023: 16.7M2024: 16.8M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) is 16.83 million, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) peaked at 25.37 million in 2006 and was at its lowest, 16.47 million, in 2020.

That places ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) 173rd 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, tertiary education, both sexes in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202), year by year

Annual values for School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202), 1999 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1999 22.65 million
2000 22.73 million +0.4%
2001 23.45 million +3.1%
2002 24.14 million +3.0%
2003 24.62 million +2.0%
2004 24.88 million +1.1%
2005 25.19 million +1.2%
2006 25.37 million +0.7%
2007 25.29 million -0.3%
2008 25.17 million -0.5%
2009 24.82 million -1.4%
2010 24.07 million -3.0%
2011 23.18 million -3.7%
2012 22.00 million -5.1%
2013 20.89 million -5.1%
2014 19.70 million -5.7%
2015 18.80 million -4.6%
2016 17.99 million -4.3%
2017 17.49 million -2.7%
2018 17.04 million -2.6%
2019 16.72 million -1.9%
2020 16.47 million -1.5%
2021 16.49 million +0.1%
2022 16.66 million +1.0%
2023 16.73 million +0.4%
2024 16.83 million +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 22.65 million 22.65 million 22.65 million 1
2000s 24.57 million 22.73 million 25.37 million 10
2010s 19.79 million 16.72 million 24.07 million 10
2020s 16.64 million 16.47 million 16.83 million 5

Countries ranked near ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202)

  1. 170 Montenegro 39,054 compare
  2. 171 Belize 38,907 compare
  3. 172 Luxembourg 37,322 compare
  4. 173 Brunei Darussalam 35,097 compare
  5. 174 Maldives 29,208 compare
  6. 175 Bahamas 28,608 compare
  7. 176 Vanuatu 27,382 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202)?
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) was 16.83 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202)?
The highest recorded value was 25.37 million in 2006.
What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202)?
The lowest recorded value was 16.47 million in 2020.
How does ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) ranks 173rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202)?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
442 places, 20,404 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release