Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 98.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries stood at 98.6%.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 99.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 91.8%, in 1999.
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 43rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 91.8% | — |
| 2000 | 91.9% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 94.6% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 96.1% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 95.7% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 95.2% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 94.0% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 95.6% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 95.4% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 93.8% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 94.9% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 95.4% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 94.8% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 99.3% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 99.9% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 98.9% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 98.7% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 99.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 98.2% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 97.9% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 97.9% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 98.6% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.8% | 91.8% | 91.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 94.7% | 91.9% | 96.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.9% | 94.8% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.1% | 97.9% | 98.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- 40 Montserrat 105.7% compare
- 41 Hong Kong, China 105.2% compare
- 42 Slovenia 104.5% compare
- 43 Nepal 104.4% compare
- 44 United Arab Emirates 104.4% compare
- 45 Brazil 104.2% compare
- 46 Luxembourg 104.2% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 30.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8404 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 990,955 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8196 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1442 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.72 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries was 98.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.8% in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 43rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release