Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203): Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 97.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) recorded 97.8% for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) peaked at 99.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 87.8%, in 1999.
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) ranks 8th of 212 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 87.8% | — |
| 2000 | 88.2% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 89.3% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 90.3% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 91.1% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 90.5% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 91.8% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 92.5% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 92.6% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 93.2% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 93.7% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 94.6% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 94.6% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 96.3% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 96.2% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 96.6% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 96.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 97.1% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 97.4% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 97.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 99.5% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.8% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.8% | 87.8% | 87.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 91.3% | 88.2% | 93.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.2% | 94.6% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 97.8% | 99.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
More education data for ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.17 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.39 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 233,619 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) was 97.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.8% in 1999.
- How does ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) ranks 8th out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release