Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female was 95.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries recorded 95.6% for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in 2024. 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 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 103.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 95.6%, in 2024.
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 166th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 103.4% | — |
| 2000 | 101.8% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 103.2% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 103.9% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 99.7% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 101.0% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 100.5% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 100.8% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 100.1% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 99.9% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 100.6% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 100.8% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 99.7% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 102.3% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 101.6% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 99.1% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 98.4% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 96.3% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 97.4% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 98.6% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 98.2% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 97.6% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 96.7% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 95.9% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 95.6% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 103.4% | 103.4% | 103.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 101.1% | 99.7% | 103.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.5% | 96.3% | 102.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.8% | 95.6% | 98.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- 163 Côte d'Ivoire 94.4% compare
- 164 Ukraine 94.1% compare
- 165 Seychelles 93.5% compare
- 166 Serbia 93.4% compare
- 167 Zimbabwe 93.4% compare
- 168 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 93.3% compare
- 169 Kiribati 93.3% 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, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries was 95.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 103.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.6% in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 166th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release