Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 96.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) is 96.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 96.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 73.7%, in 1999.
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 18th 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: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 73.7% | — |
| 2000 | 74.5% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 76.5% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 77.7% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 78.0% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 77.6% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 77.2% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 78.4% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 79.0% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 78.6% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 78.0% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 79.7% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 80.8% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 81.4% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 85.9% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 87.4% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 87.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 88.7% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 90.1% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 91.2% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 92.4% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 92.3% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 93.5% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 94.3% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 94.2% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 96.3% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.7% | 73.7% | 73.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 77.5% | 74.5% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.5% | 79.7% | 92.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.1% | 92.3% | 96.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8629 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1924 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8854 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 12.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 96.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 96.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.7% in 1999.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 18th out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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