School enrollment, preprimary, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): School enrollment, preprimary, male was 65.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1985–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2020, school enrollment, preprimary, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 65.3%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 65.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 39.3%, in 2000.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 21st of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 56.7% | — |
| 1986 | 57.3% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 58.4% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 59.1% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 59.5% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 59.9% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 58.4% | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 56.5% | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 53.5% | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 48.4% | -9.5% |
| 1995 | 47.6% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 46.6% | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 44.9% | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 43.0% | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 39.7% | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 39.3% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 39.9% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 40.9% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 43.3% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 44.0% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 45.3% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 47.1% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 48.9% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 51.0% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 52.4% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 54.1% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 55.6% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 57.0% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 56.8% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 57.9% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 58.6% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 59.8% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 60.7% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 62.2% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 63.2% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 65.3% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 58.2% | 56.7% | 59.5% | 5 |
| 1990s | 49.8% | 39.7% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.2% | 39.3% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.6% | 54.1% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.3% | 65.3% | 65.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.45 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 44.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 26.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0567 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.105 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- School enrollment, preprimary, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 65.3% 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 65.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.3% in 2000.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for school enrollment, preprimary, male?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 21st out of 45 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, male rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.