Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Euro area
Euro area: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 98.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Euro area, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Euro area stood at 98.8%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Euro area peaked at 98.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 88.6%, in 1999.
Euro area ranks 1st of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 88.7% | — |
| 1999 | 88.6% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 89.3% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 90.1% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 90.7% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 91.4% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 91.7% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 93.3% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 93.9% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 93.9% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 94.3% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 94.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 95.5% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 96.2% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 96.8% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 96.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 97.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 97.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 98.3% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 98.8% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.6% | 88.6% | 88.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 92.3% | 89.3% | 94.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.2% | 95.5% | 98.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More education data for Euro area
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 14.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.96 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0512 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 18.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Euro area?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Euro area was 98.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.6% in 1999.
- How does Euro area rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Euro area ranks 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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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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.