Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Europe
UNICEF: Western Europe: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 99.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Europe stood at 99.2%.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Europe peaked at 100.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 89.4%, in 1999.
UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 3rd 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 UNICEF: Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 89.4% | — |
| 2000 | 89.9% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 90.8% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 91.6% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 92.2% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 91.9% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 93.1% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 92.9% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 92.8% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 93.2% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 94.3% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 94.1% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 93.9% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 97.1% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 96.9% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 97.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 97.2% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.9% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 98.6% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 99.9% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 100.6% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 100.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.2% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.4% | 89.4% | 89.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 92.1% | 89.9% | 93.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.5% | 93.9% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 98.6% | 100.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Western Europe
More education data for UNICEF: Western Europe
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.70 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 223,264 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0004 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.59 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 UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Europe was 99.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 100.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.4% in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Western Europe rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 3rd out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Western Europe 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