Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Europe
UNICEF: Western Europe: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes was 94.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Europe is 94.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Europe peaked at 94.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 83.5%, in 2004.
That places UNICEF: Western Europe 2nd 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 UNICEF: Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 83.6% | — |
| 2000 | 83.6% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 84.3% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 84.7% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 84.8% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 83.5% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 85.7% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 86.1% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 86.7% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 87.3% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 87.8% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 88.2% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 88.7% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 89.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 89.4% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 90.6% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 91.8% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 92.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 92.8% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 93.4% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 93.8% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 93.9% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 93.2% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 93.8% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 94.9% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 94.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.6% | 83.6% | 83.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 85.5% | 83.5% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.0% | 88.2% | 93.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.1% | 93.2% | 94.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Western Europe
- 1 Republic of Moldova 99.8% compare
- 2 Grenada 99.7% compare
- 3 Saint Kitts and Nevis 99.5% compare
- 4 France 99.4% compare
- 5 Greece 99.2% compare
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 net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Europe was 94.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 94.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.5% in 2004.
- How does UNICEF: Western Europe rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 2nd out of 209 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: 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