Proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: Proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education was 77.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
77.1%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
1st
of 10 groups
All-time high
77.1%
in 2019
All-time low
71.3%
in 2000
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 2000–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Europe and Northern America recorded 77.1% for proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 77.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 71.3%, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education in SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 71.3% | — |
| 2001 | 71.6% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 71.9% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 72.2% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 72.5% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 72.8% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 73.1% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 73.4% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 73.7% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 74.1% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 74.4% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 74.6% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 74.9% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 75.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 75.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 75.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 76.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 76.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 76.8% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 77.1% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.7% | 71.3% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.7% | 74.4% | 77.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe and Northern America
- 1 South Korea 93.4% compare
- 2 Russia 90.6% compare
- 3 Lithuania 86.3% compare
- 4 Netherlands 82.9% compare
More education data for SDG: Europe and Northern America
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.1479 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 77.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 77.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.3% in 2000.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 1st out of 10 groups with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education rising or falling in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe and Northern America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education prepared for the future in mathematics, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release