Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes was 50.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 2003–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) recorded 50.3% for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 50.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 26.1%, in 2003.
That places WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 89th out of 209 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 26.1% | — |
| 2004 | 26.5% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 28.1% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 30.0% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 31.4% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 32.0% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 33.5% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 35.3% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 36.8% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 38.0% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 36.3% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 36.2% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 37.6% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 38.2% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 40.7% | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 42.5% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 44.4% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 47.0% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 44.1% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 50.4% | +14.2% |
| 2023 | 50.3% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.7% | 26.1% | 33.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 38.6% | 35.3% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.0% | 44.1% | 50.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- 86 Cyprus 68.0% compare
- 87 Cape Verde 67.8% compare
- 88 Thailand 67.7% compare
- 89 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 67.4% compare
- 90 Saint Lucia 67.3% compare
- 91 Nicaragua 66.2% compare
- 92 Mexico 66.1% compare
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, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 50.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 50.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1% in 2003.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 89th out of 209 groups with data for 2023.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.6%. 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, pre-primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release