Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male was 97.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) is 97.1%, measured in 2024. 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 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 108.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 97.1%, in 2024.
That places WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 106.8% | — |
| 2000 | 106.1% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 107.3% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 108.0% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 103.0% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 103.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 104.2% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 103.3% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 103.2% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 101.7% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 100.8% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 101.1% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 101.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 100.3% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 103.3% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 102.5% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 100.1% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 99.5% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 97.1% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 98.2% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.1% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 98.6% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 97.6% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 97.1% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 106.8% | 106.8% | 106.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 104.1% | 100.8% | 108.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.3% | 97.1% | 103.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.3% | 97.1% | 99.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
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, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 97.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, male recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 108.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, male recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.1% in 2024.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, male?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 175th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, male rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release