School age population, tertiary education, female in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: School age population, tertiary education, female was 2.74 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
2.74 million number
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
39th
of 43 groups
All-time high
4.56 million number
in 1977
All-time low
2.74 million number
in 2018
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, tertiary education, female in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, tertiary education, female in Central Europe and the Baltics stood at 2.74 million number. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 4.56 million number in 1977 and was at its lowest, 2.74 million number, in 2018.
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 39th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.01 million number | — |
| 1971 | 4.16 million number | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 4.28 million number | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 4.38 million number | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 4.47 million number | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 4.52 million number | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 4.55 million number | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 4.56 million number | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 4.54 million number | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 4.49 million number | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 4.40 million number | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 4.27 million number | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 4.11 million number | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 3.93 million number | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 3.79 million number | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 3.69 million number | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 3.64 million number | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 3.66 million number | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 3.71 million number | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 3.78 million number | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 3.85 million number | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 3.92 million number | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 3.97 million number | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 4.01 million number | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 4.06 million number | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 4.12 million number | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 4.17 million number | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 4.23 million number | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 4.28 million number | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 4.32 million number | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 4.32 million number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 4.30 million number | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 4.24 million number | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 4.17 million number | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 4.09 million number | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 4.02 million number | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 3.96 million number | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 3.90 million number | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 3.84 million number | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 3.77 million number | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 3.67 million number | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 3.57 million number | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 3.46 million number | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 3.35 million number | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 3.23 million number | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 3.11 million number | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 2.98 million number | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 2.86 million number | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 2.74 million number | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 2.74 million number | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.40 million number | 4.01 million number | 4.56 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.90 million number | 3.64 million number | 4.40 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.09 million number | 3.85 million number | 4.32 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.06 million number | 3.77 million number | 4.32 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.17 million number | 2.74 million number | 3.67 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
More education data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.52 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 14.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 337,770 (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0452 units per person (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 98.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 337,770 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Central Europe and the Baltics was 2.74 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 4.56 million number in 1977.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.74 million number in 2018.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 39th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.