Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in UNICEF: Western Europe
UNICEF: Western Europe: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female was 98.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
98.7%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
13th
of 219 groups
All-time high
99.7%
in 2001
All-time low
97.0%
in 2018
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in UNICEF: Western Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Western Europe recorded 98.7% for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in UNICEF: Western Europe peaked at 99.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 97.0%, in 2018.
That places UNICEF: Western Europe 13th out of 219 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in UNICEF: Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 98.6% | — |
| 2000 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.7% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 99.1% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 98.9% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 99.4% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 99.1% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 99.2% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 99.4% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 98.9% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 98.6% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 98.5% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 97.8% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 97.5% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 98.3% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 97.7% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 98.2% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 97.6% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 97.4% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 97.9% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 97.8% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 98.8% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 98.7% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.6% | 98.6% | 98.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.1% | 98.6% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.9% | 97.0% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.1% | 97.4% | 98.8% | 5 |
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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 intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in UNICEF: Western Europe was 98.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.0% in 2018.
- How does UNICEF: Western Europe rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female?
- UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 13th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Western Europe 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release