Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes was 96.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia stood at 96.5%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia peaked at 109.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 96.5%, in 2024.
That places UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 167th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 109.2% | — |
| 2000 | 105.5% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 107.5% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 109.3% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 106.4% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 104.2% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 101.2% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 100.6% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 100.5% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 99.5% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 99.2% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 99.6% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.2% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 100.9% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 100.5% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 98.5% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 97.7% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 98.9% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 99.7% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.3% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 98.4% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 96.8% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 96.5% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 109.2% | 109.2% | 109.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 103.4% | 99.2% | 109.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.4% | 97.7% | 100.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.2% | 96.5% | 99.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- 164 Kiribati 95.3% compare
- 165 Canada 95.0% compare
- 166 Brunei Darussalam 94.8% compare
- 167 Oman 94.7% compare
- 168 Naoero 94.4% compare
- 169 Philippines 94.0% compare
- 170 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 93.7% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6184 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5883 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.48 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia was 96.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 109.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.5% in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 167th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release