Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: European Union
WB: European Union: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes was 93.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: European Union, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: European Union is 93.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: European Union peaked at 93.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 82.5%, in 1999.
WB: European Union ranks 5th 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 WB: European Union, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 82.5% | — |
| 2000 | 82.5% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 83.2% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 83.8% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 84.7% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 85.0% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 86.0% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 86.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 87.2% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 87.4% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 88.0% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 88.5% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 88.9% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 89.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 89.7% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 90.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 90.6% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 91.0% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 91.4% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 91.9% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 92.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 92.5% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 91.6% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 92.2% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 93.4% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 93.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.5% | 82.5% | 82.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 85.4% | 82.5% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.4% | 88.5% | 92.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.6% | 91.6% | 93.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: European Union
- 2 Grenada 99.7% compare
- 3 Saint Kitts and Nevis 99.5% compare
- 4 France 99.4% compare
- 5 Greece 99.2% compare
- 6 Costa Rica 99.2% compare
- 7 Hong Kong, China 99.1% compare
- 8 Cuba 99.0% compare
More education data for WB: European Union
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.17 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.39 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 233,619 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.33 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 WB: European Union?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: European Union was 93.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in WB: European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 93.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in WB: European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.5% in 1999.
- How does WB: European Union rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes?
- WB: European Union ranks 5th out of 209 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: European Union 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