School age population, early childhood education, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): School age population, early childhood education, female was 15.59 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
15.59 million number
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
28th
of 40 groups
All-time high
15.59 million number
in 2019
All-time low
11.55 million number
in 2006
Years of data
23
1997–2019

School age population, early childhood education, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1997–2019

05.0M10.0M15.0M1997200820191997: 14.3M number1998: 13.5M number1999: 13.5M number2000: 13.0M number2001: 12.6M number2002: 12.3M number2003: 12.0M number2004: 11.8M number2005: 11.6M number2006: 11.5M number2007: 11.6M number2008: 11.7M number2009: 11.8M number2010: 11.9M number2011: 12.1M number2012: 12.5M number2013: 13.8M number2014: 14.3M number2015: 15.0M number2016: 15.2M number2017: 15.5M number2018: 15.6M number2019: 15.6M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 15.59 million number for school age population, early childhood education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 15.59 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.55 million number, in 2006.

That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 28th out of 40 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood education, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, female (number) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1997 to 2019.
Year number Change
1997 14.31 million number
1998 13.46 million number -5.9%
1999 13.52 million number +0.4%
2000 13.04 million number -3.5%
2001 12.61 million number -3.3%
2002 12.35 million number -2.1%
2003 11.96 million number -3.1%
2004 11.79 million number -1.4%
2005 11.62 million number -1.5%
2006 11.55 million number -0.6%
2007 11.57 million number +0.2%
2008 11.66 million number +0.8%
2009 11.79 million number +1.1%
2010 11.92 million number +1.2%
2011 12.15 million number +1.9%
2012 12.47 million number +2.7%
2013 13.76 million number +10.3%
2014 14.34 million number +4.3%
2015 15.01 million number +4.7%
2016 15.19 million number +1.2%
2017 15.46 million number +1.8%
2018 15.57 million number +0.7%
2019 15.59 million number +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 13.76 million number 13.46 million number 14.31 million number 3
2000s 11.99 million number 11.55 million number 13.04 million number 10
2010s 14.15 million number 11.92 million number 15.59 million number 10

Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

  1. 25 Thailand 1.82 million number compare
  2. 26 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.70 million number compare
  3. 27 Morocco 1.68 million number compare
  4. 28 Peru 1.63 million number compare
  5. 29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.56 million number compare
  6. 30 Mozambique 1.43 million number compare
  7. 31 Guatemala 1.40 million number compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
School age population, early childhood education, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 15.59 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The highest recorded value was 15.59 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The lowest recorded value was 11.55 million number in 2006.
How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th out of 40 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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
Last refreshed

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/