Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Euro area
Euro area: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes was 78.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Euro area, 2011–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Euro area stood at 78.6%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Euro area peaked at 96.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 78.6%, in 2019.
That places Euro area 1st out of 34 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 96.8% | — |
| 2012 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 78.8% | -18.7% |
| 2014 | 79.6% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 80.1% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 80.8% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 79.0% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 78.6% | -0.5% |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More reference data data for Euro area
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 3.39 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 1.65 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 1.74 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.24 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.25 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.23 years (2019)
- 08_Multilateral loans, other institutions 0 (2016)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 75.5% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 3.01 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.15 GPIA (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Euro area?
- Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Euro area was 78.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 96.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.6% in 2019.
- How does Euro area rank for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Euro area ranks 1st out of 34 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in early childhood education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official early childhood education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.