Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes was 37.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) recorded 37.5% for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 37.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.6%, in 2014.
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 86th of 183 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 25.8% | — |
| 2014 | 25.6% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 26.9% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 27.4% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 29.1% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 30.8% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 32.4% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 34.6% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 32.8% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 37.4% | +14.2% |
| 2023 | 37.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.3% | 25.6% | 32.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 35.6% | 32.8% | 37.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8629 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1924 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8854 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 12.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 37.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 37.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.6% in 2014.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 86th out of 183 groups with data for 2023.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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.
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February 2026 Data Release