Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd): Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 95.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) recorded 95.9% for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 95.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 77.5%, in 1999.
That places WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 23rd out of 212 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 77.5% | — |
| 2000 | 78.4% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 80.2% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 81.7% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 82.3% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 80.8% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 79.9% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 80.8% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 81.5% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 81.8% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 82.0% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 83.4% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 84.4% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 84.8% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 88.3% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 89.3% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 89.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 90.1% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 91.2% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 92.2% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 93.0% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 92.5% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 93.6% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 94.4% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 94.2% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 95.9% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.5% | 77.5% | 77.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 80.9% | 78.4% | 82.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.6% | 83.4% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.1% | 92.5% | 95.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5726 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 8.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 180,868 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) was 95.9% 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 95.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.5% in 1999.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) ranks 23rd 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 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