Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 90.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Central Europe and the Baltics stood at 90.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 91.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 74.6%, in 1997.
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 10th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 74.6% | — |
| 1998 | 75.7% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 77.1% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 78.5% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 80.3% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 82.1% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 83.5% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 82.4% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 83.8% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 84.5% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 85.6% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 86.8% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 87.5% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 88.1% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 87.9% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 87.6% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 91.3% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 90.4% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 90.0% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 89.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 90.4% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 90.3% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 90.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.8% | 74.6% | 77.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 83.5% | 78.5% | 87.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.6% | 87.6% | 91.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
- 7 Grenada 110.6% compare
- 8 Netherlands 110.2% compare
- 9 Spain 107.4% compare
- 10 Türkiye 104.8% compare
- 11 New Zealand 104.7% compare
- 12 Costa Rica 104.6% compare
- 13 Denmark 104.1% compare
More education data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 14.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 337,770 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0452 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.52 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 8.33 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Central Europe and the Baltics was 90.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 91.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.6% in 1997.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics 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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Total enrollment in primary, secondary and tertiary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of primary school age, secondary school age, and the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.