School age population, early childhood educational development in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): School age population, early childhood educational development was 7.67 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 7.67 million number for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 65.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 7.87 million number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.16 million number, in 1997.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 38 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 educational development in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 4.16 million number | — |
| 1998 | 4.16 million number | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4.52 million number | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 4.40 million number | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 4.41 million number | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 4.46 million number | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 4.51 million number | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 4.39 million number | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 4.39 million number | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.45 million number | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 4.52 million number | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 4.61 million number | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 4.63 million number | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 4.61 million number | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 4.73 million number | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 4.79 million number | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 6.21 million number | +29.7% |
| 2014 | 6.88 million number | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 7.76 million number | +12.7% |
| 2016 | 7.79 million number | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 7.87 million number | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 7.83 million number | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 7.67 million number | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.28 million number | 4.16 million number | 4.52 million number | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.48 million number | 4.39 million number | 4.63 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.62 million number | 4.61 million number | 7.87 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 24 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 994,614 number compare
- 25 Republic of Korea 808,340 number compare
- 26 Guinea 796,289 number compare
- 27 Kazakhstan 779,462 number compare
- 28 Canada 775,524 number compare
- 29 Haiti 764,381 number compare
- 30 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 689,532 number compare
More reference data data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 2,129 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 1,612 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 1,548 (2026)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 4.07 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.92 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 2.88 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 3.04 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 4.09 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 4.06 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.6% (2019)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 7.67 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.87 million number in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.16 million number in 1997.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 27th out of 38 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. 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/