Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423): Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 96.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) is 96.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) peaked at 98.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 87.2%, in 1999.
That places ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 13th out of 212 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 87.2% | — |
| 2000 | 87.4% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 88.4% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 89.4% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 89.9% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 89.7% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 90.8% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 91.1% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 91.2% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 91.9% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 92.5% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 93.4% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 93.3% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 93.0% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 95.8% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 95.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 95.5% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 95.4% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 96.1% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 96.4% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 96.7% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 97.7% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 98.2% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 96.8% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.2% | 87.2% | 87.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 90.2% | 87.4% | 92.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.1% | 93.0% | 96.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.5% | 96.7% | 98.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
- 10 Cyprus 110.4% compare
- 11 Saint Kitts and Nevis 110.4% compare
- 12 Netherlands 109.8% compare
- 13 New Zealand 109.6% compare
- 14 Macau, China 108.9% compare
- 15 Spain 106.2% compare
- 16 Grenada 105.2% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0545 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.42 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 244,321 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4366 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.4287 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.0754 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) was 96.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.2% in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ranks 13th out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 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