Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in UNICEF: Western Europe
UNICEF: Western Europe: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female was 102.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in UNICEF: Western Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in UNICEF: Western Europe stood at 102.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in UNICEF: Western Europe peaked at 104.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 90.6%, in 1999.
That places UNICEF: Western Europe 2nd out of 212 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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, female in UNICEF: Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 90.6% | — |
| 2000 | 91.2% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 92.5% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 93.4% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 94.2% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 94.0% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 95.2% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 95.0% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 95.0% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 95.2% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 95.4% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 96.5% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 96.4% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 96.2% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 99.7% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 99.5% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 99.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 100.5% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 100.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 101.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 101.6% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 103.2% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 104.1% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 104.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 102.6% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.6% | 90.6% | 90.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 94.1% | 91.2% | 95.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 96.2% | 101.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 103.1% | 101.6% | 104.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Western Europe
More education data for UNICEF: Western Europe
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.70 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 223,264 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0004 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in UNICEF: Western Europe was 102.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 104.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.6% in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Western Europe rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
- UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 2nd out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Western Europe data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release