Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Western Europe
UNICEF: Western Europe: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
47th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.9939 GPIA
in 2012
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Western Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Western Europe stood at 1 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Western Europe peaked at 1 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9939 GPIA, in 2012.
That places UNICEF: Western Europe 47th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Western Europe, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.9996 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9992 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9994 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9985 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9956 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9943 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9941 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9939 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9986 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9987 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.999 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 0.9956 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9983 GPIA | 0.9939 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Western Europe
- 44 Gibraltar 1.04 GPIA compare
- 45 Costa Rica 1.03 GPIA compare
- 46 Mauritius 1.03 GPIA compare
- 47 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.03 GPIA compare
- 48 Martinique 1.03 GPIA
- 49 Samoa 1.03 GPIA compare
- 50 Argentina 1.03 GPIA 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 gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Western Europe was 1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9939 GPIA in 2012.
- How does UNICEF: Western Europe rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 47th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release