School enrollment, preprimary, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): School enrollment, preprimary, male was 62.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1989–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, preprimary, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) is 62.5%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 62.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 37.0%, in 2000.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 60.8% | — |
| 1990 | 61.4% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 60.2% | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 58.3% | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 55.0% | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 49.1% | -10.6% |
| 1995 | 47.8% | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 46.4% | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 44.3% | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 41.8% | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 37.6% | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 37.0% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 37.6% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 38.6% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 41.0% | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 41.8% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 43.0% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 44.8% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 46.6% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 48.8% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 50.1% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 51.5% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 53.0% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 54.3% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 53.9% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 55.1% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 55.9% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 57.3% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 58.4% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 59.5% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 60.3% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 62.5% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 60.8% | 60.8% | 60.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 50.2% | 37.6% | 61.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.9% | 37.0% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.9% | 51.5% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.5% | 62.5% | 62.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1746 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0626 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- School enrollment, preprimary, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 62.5% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 62.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.0% in 2000.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for school enrollment, preprimary, male?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 22nd out of 45 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, male rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.