Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 95.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Europe and Northern America recorded 95.5% for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 97.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 87.9%, in 1999.
SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 27th of 212 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 87.9% | — |
| 2000 | 88.3% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 89.3% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 90.2% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 90.8% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 90.4% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 90.9% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 91.1% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 91.6% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 92.2% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 92.9% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 93.6% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 93.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 94.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 95.6% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 95.9% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 96.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 96.7% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 96.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 96.9% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.1% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 96.2% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 96.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 95.5% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.9% | 87.9% | 87.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 90.8% | 88.3% | 92.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.6% | 93.6% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.4% | 95.5% | 97.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe and Northern America
More education data for SDG: Europe and Northern America
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.1479 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 95.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.9% in 1999.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 27th out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe and Northern America 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