Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Europe

SDG: Europe: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes was 89.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
89.6%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
8th
of 209 groups
All-time high
89.6%
in 2024
All-time low
73.5%
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024

Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Europe, 1999–2024

0204060801999201120241999: 73.5 %2000: 73.5 %2001: 74.4 %2002: 75.4 %2003: 77.9 %2004: 77.7 %2005: 79.2 %2006: 79.6 %2007: 80 %2008: 81.4 %2009: 82.1 %2010: 82.6 %2011: 83.4 %2012: 84.1 %2013: 84.3 %2014: 85.7 %2015: 86.8 %2016: 87.6 %2017: 87.8 %2018: 88 %2019: 88.4 %2020: 88.6 %2021: 88.3 %2022: 88.8 %2023: 89.6 %2024: 89.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

SDG: Europe recorded 89.6% for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Europe peaked at 89.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 73.5%, in 1999.

SDG: Europe ranks 8th of 209 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Europe, year by year

Annual values for Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes (%) in SDG: Europe, 1999 to 2024.
Year % Change
1999 73.5%
2000 73.5% +0.0%
2001 74.4% +1.2%
2002 75.4% +1.3%
2003 77.9% +3.3%
2004 77.7% -0.2%
2005 79.2% +1.9%
2006 79.6% +0.6%
2007 80.0% +0.5%
2008 81.4% +1.7%
2009 82.1% +0.9%
2010 82.6% +0.7%
2011 83.4% +1.0%
2012 84.1% +0.8%
2013 84.3% +0.2%
2014 85.7% +1.6%
2015 86.8% +1.3%
2016 87.6% +1.0%
2017 87.8% +0.2%
2018 88.0% +0.2%
2019 88.4% +0.4%
2020 88.6% +0.3%
2021 88.3% -0.3%
2022 88.8% +0.5%
2023 89.6% +0.9%
2024 89.6% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 73.5% 73.5% 73.5% 1
2000s 78.1% 73.5% 82.1% 10
2010s 85.9% 82.6% 88.4% 10
2020s 89.0% 88.3% 89.6% 5

Countries ranked near SDG: Europe

  1. 5 Greece 99.2% compare
  2. 6 Costa Rica 99.2% compare
  3. 7 Hong Kong, China 99.1% compare
  4. 8 Cuba 99.0% compare
  5. 9 Jamaica 98.7% compare
  6. 10 Andorra 98.6% compare
  7. 11 Israel 98.4% compare

See the full ranking of 387 places →

More education data for SDG: Europe

All data for SDG: Europe →

Frequently asked questions

What is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Europe?
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Europe was 89.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Europe?
The highest recorded value was 89.6% in 2024.
What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 73.5% in 1999.
How does SDG: Europe rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes?
SDG: Europe ranks 8th out of 209 groups with data for 2024.
Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this SDG: Europe data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Europe. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 04 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/net-enrolment-rate-pre-primary-both-sexes-percent/sdg-europe/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/net-enrolment-rate-pre-primary-both-sexes-percent/sdg-europe/">Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Europe</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
387 places, 7,706 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release