Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female was 100.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in SDG: Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in SDG: Europe is 100.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in SDG: Europe peaked at 107.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 99.9%, in 2016.
SDG: Europe ranks 84th of 221 groups on this measure, 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, female in SDG: Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 107.3% | — |
| 2000 | 104.2% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 105.3% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 105.9% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 104.9% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 104.0% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 102.6% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 102.1% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 101.7% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 101.5% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 101.2% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 101.0% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 100.9% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 101.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 101.4% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 100.5% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 100.2% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 99.9% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 100.4% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 100.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 100.9% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 100.7% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 100.9% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 100.9% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.5% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 100.3% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 107.3% | 107.3% | 107.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 103.3% | 101.2% | 105.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.7% | 99.9% | 101.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.7% | 100.3% | 100.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe
- 81 Mexico 102.5% compare
- 82 Marshall Islands 102.3% compare
- 83 Bosnia and Herzegovina 102.2% compare
- 84 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 102.1% compare
- 85 Belgium 102.1% compare
- 86 Iran, Islamic Republic of 102.0% compare
- 87 Cape Verde 102.0% compare
More education data for SDG: Europe
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 15.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 342,650 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.4455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0555 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.32 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in SDG: Europe?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in SDG: Europe was 100.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 107.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.9% in 2016.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female?
- SDG: Europe ranks 84th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female rising or falling in SDG: Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Europe data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release