School enrollment, primary, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): School enrollment, primary, male was 97.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, primary, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) is 97.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 108.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 97.1%, in 2024.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 41st of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 106.8% | — |
| 2000 | 106.1% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 107.3% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 108.0% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 103.0% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 103.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 104.2% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 103.3% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 103.2% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 101.7% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 100.8% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 101.1% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 101.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 100.3% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 103.3% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 102.5% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 100.1% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 99.5% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 97.1% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 98.2% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.1% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 98.6% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 97.6% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 97.1% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 106.8% | 106.8% | 106.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 104.1% | 100.8% | 108.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.3% | 97.1% | 103.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.3% | 97.1% | 99.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.66 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1746 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0626 units per person (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)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 97.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 108.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.1% in 2024.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 41st out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, 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. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.