Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes was 96.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) stood at 96.7%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 105.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 96.7%, in 2024.
That places WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 164th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 104.8% | — |
| 2000 | 103.9% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 105.2% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 105.9% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 101.2% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 101.3% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 102.5% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 101.9% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 102.0% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 101.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 100.4% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 100.9% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 101.1% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 100.1% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 103.2% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 102.5% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 99.4% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 99.3% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 98.6% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 97.1% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 96.7% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 104.8% | 104.8% | 104.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 102.5% | 100.4% | 105.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.2% | 97.0% | 103.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.9% | 96.7% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- 161 Falkland Islands, Malvinas 95.7%
- 162 Saint Helena 95.7%
- 163 Bulgaria 95.3% compare
- 164 Kiribati 95.3% compare
- 165 Canada 95.0% compare
- 166 Brunei Darussalam 94.8% compare
- 167 Oman 94.7% compare
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8629 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1924 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8854 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 12.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 96.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 105.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.7% in 2024.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 164th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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