Euro area vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: School enrollment, primary, male

Euro area
97.3%
in 2017
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
99.6%
in 2017
Euro area rank
1st
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
3rd

School enrollment, primary, male over time

  • Euro area
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
020406080100197019932017

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 99.6% against 97.3% in Euro area, a difference of 2.3%.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1971 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Euro area ranks 1st and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 3rd of 43 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Euro area averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 96.6% 96.4% 0.2% Euro area
1980s 96.7% 96.3% 0.3% Euro area
1990s 97.1% 97.2% 0.1% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 97.8% 98.2% 0.4% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 97.6% 98.9% 1.3% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school enrollment, primary, male, Euro area or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 99.6% against 97.3% in Euro area as of 2017.
What is the difference in school enrollment, primary, male between Euro area and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
2.3%, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
32 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Euro area and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for school enrollment, primary, male?
Euro area ranks 1st and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 3rd of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Euro area vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: School enrollment, primary, male. Statizoid, drawing on Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 09 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/school-enrollment-primary-male-percent-net/euro-area/united-kingdom/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/school-enrollment-primary-male-percent-net/euro-area/united-kingdom/">Euro area vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: School enrollment, primary, male</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
School enrollment, primary, male (% net)
Unit
% net
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
210 places, 4,825 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.