Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes was 96.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, 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, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries stood at 96.0%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 105.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 96.0%, in 2024.
That places UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 175th 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: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 105.4% | — |
| 2000 | 103.9% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 105.2% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 105.9% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 101.5% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 101.7% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 102.6% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 101.9% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 102.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.9% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 100.4% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 100.8% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 100.9% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.9% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 102.4% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 101.7% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 99.2% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 98.6% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 96.4% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 97.6% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 98.8% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 98.6% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 98.1% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 97.3% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 96.4% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 96.0% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 105.4% | 105.4% | 105.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 102.6% | 100.4% | 105.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 96.4% | 102.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.3% | 96.0% | 98.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- 172 Seychelles 93.4% compare
- 173 Ukraine 93.3% compare
- 174 Côte d'Ivoire 93.3% compare
- 175 Lao People's Democratic Republic 93.1% compare
- 176 Zimbabwe 93.1% compare
- 177 Bahamas 92.9% compare
- 178 Bermuda 92.9% 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, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries was 96.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 105.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.0% in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 175th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release