Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: Western Europe

UNICEF: Western Europe: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9979 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
0.9979 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
61st
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.998 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.9887 GPIA
in 2017
Years of data
26
1999–2024

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: Western Europe, 1999–2024

00.20.40.60.811999201120241999: 0.991 GPIA2000: 0.993 GPIA2001: 0.993 GPIA2002: 0.992 GPIA2003: 0.992 GPIA2004: 0.994 GPIA2005: 0.993 GPIA2006: 0.993 GPIA2007: 0.993 GPIA2008: 0.99 GPIA2009: 0.99 GPIA2010: 0.989 GPIA2011: 0.99 GPIA2012: 0.991 GPIA2013: 0.993 GPIA2014: 0.993 GPIA2015: 0.992 GPIA2016: 0.993 GPIA2017: 0.989 GPIA2018: 0.99 GPIA2019: 0.993 GPIA2020: 0.996 GPIA2021: 0.996 GPIA2022: 0.998 GPIA2023: 0.998 GPIA2024: 0.998 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: Western Europe stood at 0.9979 GPIA.

That represents a change of up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: Western Europe peaked at 0.998 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9887 GPIA, in 2017.

UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 61st of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: Western Europe, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in UNICEF: Western Europe, 1999 to 2024.
Year GPIA Change
1999 0.991 GPIA
2000 0.9935 GPIA +0.2%
2001 0.9931 GPIA -0.0%
2002 0.9922 GPIA -0.1%
2003 0.9924 GPIA +0.0%
2004 0.9937 GPIA +0.1%
2005 0.9926 GPIA -0.1%
2006 0.9933 GPIA +0.1%
2007 0.9929 GPIA -0.0%
2008 0.9898 GPIA -0.3%
2009 0.9901 GPIA +0.0%
2010 0.989 GPIA -0.1%
2011 0.9899 GPIA +0.1%
2012 0.9911 GPIA +0.1%
2013 0.9931 GPIA +0.2%
2014 0.9927 GPIA -0.0%
2015 0.9925 GPIA -0.0%
2016 0.9926 GPIA +0.0%
2017 0.9887 GPIA -0.4%
2018 0.9897 GPIA +0.1%
2019 0.993 GPIA +0.3%
2020 0.9956 GPIA +0.3%
2021 0.9961 GPIA +0.0%
2022 0.998 GPIA +0.2%
2023 0.9979 GPIA -0.0%
2024 0.9979 GPIA +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.991 GPIA 0.991 GPIA 0.991 GPIA 1
2000s 0.9924 GPIA 0.9898 GPIA 0.9937 GPIA 10
2010s 0.9912 GPIA 0.9887 GPIA 0.9931 GPIA 10
2020s 0.9971 GPIA 0.9956 GPIA 0.998 GPIA 5

Countries ranked near UNICEF: Western Europe

  1. 58 Saudi Arabia 1.01 GPIA compare
  2. 59 Aruba 1.01 GPIA compare
  3. 60 Solomon Islands 1.01 GPIA compare
  4. 61 Norway 1.01 GPIA compare
  5. 62 Malaysia 1.01 GPIA compare
  6. 63 Kyrgyzstan 1.01 GPIA compare
  7. 64 Brunei Darussalam 1.01 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: Western Europe?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: Western Europe was 0.9979 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
The highest recorded value was 0.998 GPIA in 2022.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9887 GPIA in 2017.
How does UNICEF: Western Europe rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 61st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this UNICEF: Western Europe data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
420 places, 10,306 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release