Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in UIS: North America and Western Europe
UIS: North America and Western Europe: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes was 77.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in UIS: North America and Western Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UIS: North America and Western Europe recorded 77.3% for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in UIS: North America and Western Europe peaked at 78.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 71.9%, in 1999.
That places UIS: North America and Western Europe 20th out of 209 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 UIS: North America and Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 71.9% | — |
| 2000 | 71.9% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 73.6% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 75.1% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 74.5% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 72.8% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 76.0% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 72.6% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 72.4% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 72.3% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 72.2% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 73.3% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 74.7% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 75.9% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 77.3% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 78.1% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 78.6% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 78.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 78.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 78.6% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 78.3% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 78.6% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 73.2% | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 77.0% | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 77.3% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 77.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.9% | 71.9% | 71.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 73.3% | 71.9% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.2% | 73.3% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.7% | 73.2% | 78.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: North America and Western Europe
More education data for UIS: North America and Western Europe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 33.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1311 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 38.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 606,356 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in UIS: North America and Western Europe was 77.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 78.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.9% in 1999.
- How does UIS: North America and Western Europe rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes?
- UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 20th out of 209 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: North America and Western 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.
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February 2026 Data Release