Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes was 38.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries stood at 38.6%.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 38.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.7%, in 2014.
That places UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 81st out of 183 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 28.0% | — |
| 2014 | 27.7% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 29.0% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 29.3% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 30.9% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 32.3% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 33.9% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 35.9% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 34.1% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 38.5% | +13.1% |
| 2023 | 38.7% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 38.6% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.2% | 27.7% | 33.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 37.1% | 34.1% | 38.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 30.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8404 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 990,955 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8196 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1442 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.72 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries was 38.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 38.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.7% in 2014.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 81st out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release