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

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): School age population, early childhood educational development was 4.04 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
4.04 million number
Change on year
down 1.5%
Rank
26th
of 38 groups
All-time high
4.12 million number
in 2017
All-time low
2.05 million number
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

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

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M1997200820191997: 2.1M number1998: 2.1M number1999: 2.2M number2000: 2.2M number2001: 2.2M number2002: 2.2M number2003: 2.2M number2004: 2.1M number2005: 2.1M number2006: 2.2M number2007: 2.2M number2008: 2.2M number2009: 2.3M number2010: 2.2M number2011: 2.3M number2012: 2.3M number2013: 3.4M number2014: 3.7M number2015: 4.1M number2016: 4.1M number2017: 4.1M number2018: 4.1M number2019: 4.0M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) is 4.04 million number, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 78.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 4.12 million number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.05 million number, in 1997.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 26th 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1997 to 2019.
Year number Change
1997 2.05 million number
1998 2.05 million number +0.0%
1999 2.20 million number +7.2%
2000 2.17 million number -1.5%
2001 2.17 million number +0.2%
2002 2.19 million number +0.9%
2003 2.21 million number +1.0%
2004 2.15 million number -2.9%
2005 2.15 million number -0.0%
2006 2.17 million number +1.3%
2007 2.20 million number +1.4%
2008 2.25 million number +2.0%
2009 2.26 million number +0.4%
2010 2.25 million number -0.4%
2011 2.30 million number +2.5%
2012 2.33 million number +1.2%
2013 3.38 million number +45.2%
2014 3.68 million number +8.8%
2015 4.09 million number +11.1%
2016 4.10 million number +0.1%
2017 4.12 million number +0.6%
2018 4.10 million number -0.4%
2019 4.04 million number -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.10 million number 2.05 million number 2.20 million number 3
2000s 2.19 million number 2.15 million number 2.26 million number 10
2010s 3.44 million number 2.25 million number 4.12 million number 10

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

  1. 23 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 488,128 number compare
  2. 24 Australia 484,100 number compare
  3. 25 Guinea 395,634 number compare
  4. 26 Republic of Korea 393,379 number compare
  5. 27 Canada 378,501 number compare
  6. 28 Kazakhstan 377,404 number compare
  7. 29 Haiti 374,805 number compare

See the full ranking of 131 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
School age population, early childhood educational development in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 4.04 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The highest recorded value was 4.12 million number in 2017.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The lowest recorded value was 2.05 million number in 1997.
How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 26th out of 38 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Over the last ten years it is up 78.9%. 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 educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,087 data points, 1972–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development education 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/