Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male was 100.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in SDG: Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Europe recorded 100.1% for gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in SDG: Europe peaked at 108.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 99.8%, in 2016.
SDG: Europe ranks 100th 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, male in SDG: Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 108.5% | — |
| 2000 | 105.3% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 106.1% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 106.9% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 105.7% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 104.8% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 103.4% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 102.8% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 102.3% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 102.2% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 101.7% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 101.4% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 101.1% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 101.1% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 101.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 100.3% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 99.8% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 100.7% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 101.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 101.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 100.8% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 101.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 100.9% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 100.4% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 100.1% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 108.5% | 108.5% | 108.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 104.1% | 101.7% | 106.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.8% | 99.8% | 101.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.6% | 100.1% | 101.0% | 5 |
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- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.0663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0449 % change on previous year (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 tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 32.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.66 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in SDG: Europe?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in SDG: Europe was 100.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, male recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 108.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, male recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.8% in 2016.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, male?
- SDG: Europe ranks 100th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release