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

Latest (2019)
78.6%
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
1st
of 34 groups
All-time high
96.9%
in 2012
All-time low
78.6%
in 2019
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Euro area, 2011–2019

0204060801002011201520192011: 96.8 %2012: 96.9 %2013: 78.8 %2014: 79.6 %2015: 80.1 %2016: 80.8 %2017: 80 %2018: 79 %2019: 78.6 %

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes (%) in Euro area, 2011 to 2019.
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

  1. 1 Liberia 125.2% compare
  2. 2 Belgium 115.1% compare
  3. 3 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 110.6% compare
  4. 4 Czechia 109.7% compare

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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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 2,741 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

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.