Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Euro Area
WB: Euro Area: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 98.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Euro Area, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Euro Area recorded 98.9% for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Euro Area peaked at 100.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 90.0%, in 1999.
WB: Euro Area ranks 5th 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 WB: Euro Area, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 90.0% | — |
| 2000 | 90.4% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 91.3% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 91.7% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 92.3% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 92.5% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 93.9% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 94.4% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 94.4% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 94.5% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 94.6% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 95.5% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 96.2% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 95.9% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 96.6% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 96.8% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 97.3% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 97.1% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 97.8% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 98.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 98.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 99.7% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 100.3% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 100.4% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 98.9% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.0% | 90.0% | 90.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 93.0% | 90.4% | 94.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.0% | 95.5% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 98.9% | 100.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Euro Area
More education data for WB: Euro Area
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 187,621 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.15 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.29 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 8.90 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.002 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Euro Area?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Euro Area was 98.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: Euro Area?
- The highest recorded value was 100.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: Euro Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.0% in 1999.
- How does WB: Euro Area rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- WB: Euro Area ranks 5th out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Euro Area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Euro Area 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