Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 95.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries stood at 95.1%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 95.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 73.5%, in 1999.
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 28th 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 UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 73.5% | — |
| 2000 | 74.0% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 75.9% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 77.4% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 77.7% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 77.5% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 77.2% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 78.5% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 79.2% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 79.4% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 79.2% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 80.7% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 81.5% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 81.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 85.9% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 87.3% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 87.2% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 88.3% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 89.6% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 90.7% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 91.8% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 91.8% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 92.8% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 93.4% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 93.2% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 95.1% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.5% | 73.5% | 73.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 77.6% | 74.0% | 79.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.5% | 80.7% | 91.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.3% | 91.8% | 95.1% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 30.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8404 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 990,955 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8196 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1442 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.72 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries was 95.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 95.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.5% in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 28th out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 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