Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Euro area
Euro area: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 106.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Euro area, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Euro area is 106.2%, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Euro area peaked at 106.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 89.8%, in 1970.
Euro area ranks 2nd of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 89.8% | — |
| 1971 | 89.8% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 90.4% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 90.9% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 91.9% | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 92.1% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 92.6% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 93.0% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 93.1% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 93.3% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 93.5% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 93.4% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 93.5% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 93.7% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 93.9% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 94.5% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 96.0% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 96.9% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 97.2% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 97.6% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 98.4% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 99.4% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 101.7% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 104.2% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 104.6% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 104.9% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 104.5% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 103.0% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 102.6% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 103.1% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 103.7% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 103.9% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 104.0% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 103.6% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 105.2% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 105.6% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 105.6% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 105.8% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 105.6% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 106.2% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 106.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 106.0% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 106.4% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 105.8% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 105.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 105.7% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 106.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 106.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 106.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 91.7% | 89.8% | 93.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 95.0% | 93.4% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 102.1% | 97.6% | 104.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 104.6% | 103.1% | 105.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 106.1% | 105.7% | 106.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More education data for Euro area
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 14.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.96 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0512 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 18.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Euro area?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Euro area was 106.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 106.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.8% in 1970.
- How does Euro area rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Euro area ranks 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area 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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Total enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.