School age population, tertiary education, male in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe: School age population, tertiary education, male was 11.35 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, tertiary education, male in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, male in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe is 11.35 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe peaked at 17.04 million in 2003 and was at its lowest, 11.35 million, in 2024.
That places UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 160th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, male in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 16.56 million | — |
| 2000 | 16.56 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 16.81 million | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 16.97 million | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 17.04 million | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 16.97 million | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 16.97 million | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 16.81 million | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 16.55 million | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 16.30 million | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 15.99 million | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 15.50 million | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 14.96 million | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 14.29 million | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 13.65 million | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 12.98 million | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 12.48 million | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 12.08 million | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 11.82 million | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 11.59 million | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 11.48 million | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 11.44 million | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 11.39 million | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 11.38 million | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 11.38 million | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 11.35 million | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.56 million | 16.56 million | 16.56 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.70 million | 15.99 million | 17.04 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.08 million | 11.48 million | 15.50 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.39 million | 11.35 million | 11.44 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
More education data for UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0942 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.23 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 147,611 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 21.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.8052 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0863 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.16 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, male in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe was 11.35 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 17.04 million in 2003.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.35 million in 2024.
- How does UIS: Central and Eastern Europe rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 160th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. 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, tertiary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release