Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in UNICEF: Western Europe
UNICEF: Western Europe: Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary was 97.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
97.2%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
3rd
of 208 groups
All-time high
98.1%
in 2016
All-time low
92.6%
in 2004
Years of data
24
1999–2024
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in UNICEF: Western Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in UNICEF: Western Europe stood at 97.2%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in UNICEF: Western Europe peaked at 98.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 92.6%, in 2004.
UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 3rd of 208 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in UNICEF: Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 93.4% | — |
| 2000 | 93.4% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 93.7% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 93.4% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 93.3% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 92.6% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 93.4% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 94.6% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 95.2% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 96.1% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 96.7% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 97.1% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 97.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 97.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.1% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.6% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 97.5% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.3% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 96.8% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 96.8% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 97.2% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 97.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.4% | 93.4% | 93.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 94.2% | 92.6% | 96.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.5% | 96.8% | 98.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 97.1% | 96.8% | 97.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Western Europe
- 1 United Arab Emirates 100.0% compare
- 1 Belarus 100.0% compare
- 1 Hong Kong, China 100.0% compare
- 1 Croatia 100.0% compare
- 1 Liechtenstein 100.0% compare
- 1 Republic of Moldova 100.0% compare
- 1 Türkiye 100.0% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Western Europe
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.70 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 223,264 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0004 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in UNICEF: Western Europe was 97.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.6% in 2004.
- How does UNICEF: Western Europe rank for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary?
- UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 3rd out of 208 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Western Europe data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary entry age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release