Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Euro Area
WB: Euro Area: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 97.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
97.4%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
32nd
of 219 groups
All-time high
100.2%
in 2001
All-time low
96.6%
in 2022
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Euro Area, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Euro Area stood at 97.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Euro Area peaked at 100.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 96.6%, in 2022.
WB: Euro Area ranks 32nd of 219 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Euro Area, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 98.2% | — |
| 2000 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.2% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 99.0% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 99.6% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 99.1% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 98.5% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 99.2% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 99.6% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 98.6% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 98.4% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 97.7% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 97.1% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 97.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 96.8% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 96.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 96.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 97.2% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 97.6% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 96.6% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 97.5% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 97.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.2% | 98.2% | 98.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.1% | 98.2% | 100.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.5% | 96.8% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.2% | 96.6% | 97.6% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Euro Area
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 187,621 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.15 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.90 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.002 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Euro Area?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Euro Area was 97.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Euro Area?
- The highest recorded value was 100.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Euro Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.6% in 2022.
- How does WB: Euro Area rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- WB: Euro Area ranks 32nd out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Euro Area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Euro Area data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release