Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Euro area

Euro area: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary was 97.3% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
97.3%
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
1st
of 36 groups
All-time high
98.6%
in 2012
All-time low
97.3%
in 2018
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Euro area, 1998–2018

0204060801001998200820181998: 98.3 % of primary school age children1999: 98.1 % of primary school age children2000: 98.1 % of primary school age children2001: 98.2 % of primary school age children2002: 98 % of primary school age children2003: 97.8 % of primary school age children2004: 97.7 % of primary school age children2005: 98.4 % of primary school age children2006: 98.4 % of primary school age children2007: 98.6 % of primary school age children2008: 98.6 % of primary school age children2009: 98.5 % of primary school age children2010: 98.4 % of primary school age children2011: 98.5 % of primary school age children2012: 98.6 % of primary school age children2013: 98.6 % of primary school age children2014: 98.1 % of primary school age children2015: 98.2 % of primary school age children2016: 98.1 % of primary school age children2017: 98 % of primary school age children2018: 97.3 % of primary school age children

Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.

Analysis

Euro area recorded 97.3% for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Euro area peaked at 98.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 97.3%, in 2018.

That places Euro area 1st out of 36 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Euro area, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children) in Euro area, 1998 to 2018.
Year % of primary school age children Change
1998 98.3%
1999 98.1% -0.2%
2000 98.1% -0.0%
2001 98.2% +0.1%
2002 98.0% -0.2%
2003 97.8% -0.2%
2004 97.7% -0.1%
2005 98.4% +0.7%
2006 98.4% +0.1%
2007 98.6% +0.2%
2008 98.6% -0.0%
2009 98.5% -0.1%
2010 98.4% -0.1%
2011 98.5% +0.1%
2012 98.6% +0.1%
2013 98.6% -0.1%
2014 98.1% -0.5%
2015 98.2% +0.1%
2016 98.1% -0.0%
2017 98.0% -0.2%
2018 97.3% -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 98.2% 98.1% 98.3% 2
2000s 98.2% 97.7% 98.6% 10
2010s 98.2% 97.3% 98.6% 9

Countries ranked near Euro area

  1. 1 Viet Nam 100.0% compare
  2. 2 Canada 100.0% compare
  3. 3 Iceland 99.9% compare
  4. 4 Ireland 99.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Euro area?
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Euro area was 97.3% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Euro area?
The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2012.
What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Euro area?
The lowest recorded value was 97.3% in 2018.
How does Euro area rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary?
Euro area ranks 1st out of 36 groups with data for 2018.
Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary rising or falling in Euro area?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Euro area data come from?
The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children)
Unit
% of primary school age children
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
219 places, 4,744 data points, 1970–2019
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Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.