School age population, early childhood education, female in Europe & Central Asia

Europe & Central Asia: School age population, early childhood education, female was 25.63 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
25.63 million number
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
27th
of 39 groups
All-time high
25.63 million number
in 2019
All-time low
18.07 million number
in 2006
Years of data
23
1997–2019

School age population, early childhood education, female in Europe & Central Asia, 1997–2019

010.0M20.0M30.0M1997200820191997: 21.4M number1998: 20.4M number1999: 20.3M number2000: 19.8M number2001: 19.3M number2002: 19.0M number2003: 18.5M number2004: 18.3M number2005: 18.1M number2006: 18.1M number2007: 18.1M number2008: 18.2M number2009: 18.4M number2010: 18.6M number2011: 18.9M number2012: 19.3M number2013: 23.7M number2014: 24.3M number2015: 24.9M number2016: 25.1M number2017: 25.4M number2018: 25.6M number2019: 25.6M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Europe & Central Asia recorded 25.63 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 39.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 25.63 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18.07 million number, in 2006.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 27th of 39 groups on this measure, 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, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, female (number) in Europe & Central Asia, 1997 to 2019.
Year number Change
1997 21.39 million number
1998 20.39 million number -4.6%
1999 20.34 million number -0.3%
2000 19.79 million number -2.7%
2001 19.30 million number -2.5%
2002 18.95 million number -1.8%
2003 18.51 million number -2.4%
2004 18.31 million number -1.1%
2005 18.13 million number -0.9%
2006 18.07 million number -0.3%
2007 18.11 million number +0.2%
2008 18.24 million number +0.7%
2009 18.41 million number +0.9%
2010 18.59 million number +1.0%
2011 18.93 million number +1.8%
2012 19.34 million number +2.2%
2013 23.70 million number +22.5%
2014 24.28 million number +2.4%
2015 24.92 million number +2.6%
2016 25.06 million number +0.6%
2017 25.36 million number +1.2%
2018 25.62 million number +1.0%
2019 25.63 million number +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 20.71 million number 20.34 million number 21.39 million number 3
2000s 18.58 million number 18.07 million number 19.79 million number 10
2010s 23.14 million number 18.59 million number 25.63 million number 10

Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia

  1. 24 Ghana 1.99 million number compare
  2. 25 Thailand 1.82 million number compare
  3. 26 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.70 million number compare
  4. 27 Morocco 1.68 million number compare
  5. 28 Peru 1.63 million number compare
  6. 29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.56 million number compare
  7. 30 Mozambique 1.43 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Europe & Central Asia?
School age population, early childhood education, female in Europe & Central Asia was 25.63 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?
The highest recorded value was 25.63 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 18.07 million number in 2006.
How does Europe & Central Asia rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 27th out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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/