School age population, early childhood education, female in Central Europe and the Baltics

Central Europe and the Baltics: School age population, early childhood education, female was 2.24 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
2.24 million number
Change on year
down 1.9%
Rank
35th
of 39 groups
All-time high
3.59 million number
in 1984
All-time low
1.93 million number
in 2008
Years of data
43
1970–2019

School age population, early childhood education, female in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1970–2019

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M1970199420191970: 2.9M number1971: 2.9M number1979: 3.4M number1980: 3.4M number1981: 3.5M number1982: 3.5M number1983: 3.6M number1984: 3.6M number1985: 3.6M number1986: 3.6M number1987: 3.5M number1988: 3.4M number1989: 3.3M number1990: 3.2M number1991: 3.2M number1992: 3.2M number1993: 3.1M number1994: 3.1M number1995: 3.0M number1996: 2.9M number1997: 2.8M number1998: 2.7M number1999: 2.5M number2000: 2.4M number2001: 2.3M number2002: 2.2M number2003: 2.1M number2004: 2.0M number2005: 2.0M number2006: 1.9M number2007: 1.9M number2008: 1.9M number2009: 1.9M number2010: 2.0M number2011: 2.0M number2012: 2.1M number2013: 2.4M number2014: 2.4M number2015: 2.4M number2016: 2.4M number2017: 2.3M number2018: 2.3M number2019: 2.2M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, early childhood education, female in Central Europe and the Baltics stood at 2.24 million number.

The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 3.59 million number in 1984 and was at its lowest, 1.93 million number, in 2008.

That places Central Europe and the Baltics 35th out of 39 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood education, female in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, female (number) in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 2.91 million number
1971 2.89 million number -0.7%
1979 3.37 million number +16.5%
1980 3.42 million number +1.5%
1981 3.46 million number +1.2%
1982 3.51 million number +1.5%
1983 3.56 million number +1.3%
1984 3.59 million number +0.8%
1985 3.58 million number -0.3%
1986 3.55 million number -0.7%
1987 3.49 million number -1.9%
1988 3.39 million number -2.6%
1989 3.30 million number -2.8%
1990 3.25 million number -1.5%
1991 3.18 million number -2.2%
1992 3.16 million number -0.6%
1993 3.13 million number -0.9%
1994 3.10 million number -0.9%
1995 3.01 million number -3.0%
1996 2.91 million number -3.3%
1997 2.79 million number -4.1%
1998 2.66 million number -4.8%
1999 2.47 million number -6.9%
2000 2.36 million number -4.5%
2001 2.26 million number -4.1%
2002 2.18 million number -3.8%
2003 2.11 million number -3.3%
2004 2.04 million number -3.3%
2005 1.98 million number -2.6%
2006 1.95 million number -1.9%
2007 1.93 million number -0.8%
2008 1.93 million number -0.0%
2009 1.94 million number +0.7%
2010 1.97 million number +1.2%
2011 2.01 million number +2.0%
2012 2.06 million number +2.5%
2013 2.42 million number +17.8%
2014 2.44 million number +0.7%
2015 2.42 million number -0.7%
2016 2.40 million number -0.8%
2017 2.34 million number -2.6%
2018 2.28 million number -2.5%
2019 2.24 million number -1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3.06 million number 2.89 million number 3.37 million number 3
1980s 3.49 million number 3.30 million number 3.59 million number 10
1990s 2.96 million number 2.47 million number 3.25 million number 10
2000s 2.07 million number 1.93 million number 2.36 million number 10
2010s 2.26 million number 1.97 million number 2.44 million number 10

Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics

  1. 32 Uzbekistan 1.31 million number compare
  2. 33 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.30 million number compare
  3. 34 Ukraine 1.22 million number compare
  4. 35 Saudi Arabia 1.19 million number compare
  5. 36 Spain 1.19 million number compare
  6. 37 Niger 1.18 million number compare
  7. 38 Sudan 1.18 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Central Europe and the Baltics?
School age population, early childhood education, female in Central Europe and the Baltics was 2.24 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
The highest recorded value was 3.59 million number in 1984.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
The lowest recorded value was 1.93 million number in 2008.
How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 35th out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. 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, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/