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
School age population, early childhood educational development in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1997–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
- 23 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 488,128 number compare
- 24 Australia 484,100 number compare
- 25 Guinea 395,634 number compare
- 26 Republic of Korea 393,379 number compare
- 27 Canada 378,501 number compare
- 28 Kazakhstan 377,404 number compare
- 29 Haiti 374,805 number compare
More reference data data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 4.18 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 6.55 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 3.19 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 3.37 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 4.19 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 4.17 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 80.5% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.27 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.08 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 215,776 number (2019)
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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About this data
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/