School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Central Europe and the Baltics

Central Europe and the Baltics: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 508,983 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
508,983 number
Change on year
down 2.7%
Rank
39th
of 43 groups
All-time high
903,428 number
in 1986
All-time low
480,718 number
in 2009
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Central Europe and the Baltics recorded 508,983 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in 2019.

The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 903,428 number in 1986 and was at its lowest, 480,718 number, in 2009.

Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 39th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number) in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 745,048 number
1971 722,680 number -3.0%
1972 716,924 number -0.8%
1973 727,669 number +1.5%
1974 748,684 number +2.9%
1975 773,413 number +3.3%
1976 792,141 number +2.4%
1977 808,573 number +2.1%
1978 821,959 number +1.7%
1979 833,286 number +1.4%
1980 843,516 number +1.2%
1981 854,159 number +1.3%
1982 867,914 number +1.6%
1983 881,900 number +1.6%
1984 894,050 number +1.4%
1985 902,101 number +0.9%
1986 903,428 number +0.1%
1987 894,855 number -0.9%
1988 876,914 number -2.0%
1989 853,819 number -2.6%
1990 830,269 number -2.8%
1991 812,017 number -2.2%
1992 800,413 number -1.4%
1993 792,610 number -1.0%
1994 785,783 number -0.9%
1995 775,975 number -1.2%
1996 757,839 number -2.3%
1997 734,782 number -3.0%
1998 705,382 number -4.0%
1999 671,744 number -4.8%
2000 635,516 number -5.4%
2001 604,064 number -4.9%
2002 576,577 number -4.6%
2003 552,036 number -4.3%
2004 530,487 number -3.9%
2005 512,949 number -3.3%
2006 499,263 number -2.7%
2007 489,633 number -1.9%
2008 483,184 number -1.3%
2009 480,718 number -0.5%
2010 482,162 number +0.3%
2011 484,431 number +0.5%
2012 492,052 number +1.6%
2013 507,041 number +3.0%
2014 522,016 number +3.0%
2015 535,223 number +2.5%
2016 539,696 number +0.8%
2017 534,799 number -0.9%
2018 523,295 number -2.2%
2019 508,983 number -2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 769,038 number 716,924 number 833,286 number 10
1980s 877,266 number 843,516 number 903,428 number 10
1990s 766,681 number 671,744 number 830,269 number 10
2000s 536,443 number 480,718 number 635,516 number 10
2010s 512,970 number 482,162 number 539,696 number 10

Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics

  1. 36 Madagascar 369,073 number compare
  2. 37 Thailand 368,364 number compare
  3. 38 Germany 367,905 number compare
  4. 39 Argentina 367,502 number compare
  5. 40 Colombia 359,521 number compare
  6. 41 Morocco 340,035 number compare
  7. 42 Uzbekistan 321,131 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Central Europe and the Baltics?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Central Europe and the Baltics was 508,983 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
The highest recorded value was 903,428 number in 1986.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
The lowest recorded value was 480,718 number in 2009.
How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 39th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/