Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Euro area

Euro area: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female was 77.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
77.2%
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
1st
of 34 groups
All-time high
96.5%
in 2012
All-time low
77.2%
in 2019
Years of data
9
2011–2019

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

0204060801002011201520192011: 96.3 %2012: 96.5 %2013: 78.3 %2014: 79 %2015: 79.6 %2016: 80.1 %2017: 79.3 %2018: 77.6 %2019: 77.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Euro area is 77.2%, measured in 2019. 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 19.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Euro area peaked at 96.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 77.2%, in 2019.

Euro area ranks 1st of 34 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Euro area, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female (%) in Euro area, 2011 to 2019.
Year % Change
2011 96.3%
2012 96.5% +0.2%
2013 78.3% -18.9%
2014 79.0% +1.0%
2015 79.6% +0.7%
2016 80.1% +0.7%
2017 79.3% -1.0%
2018 77.6% -2.1%
2019 77.2% -0.5%

Countries ranked near Euro area

  1. 1 Liberia 125.7% compare
  2. 2 Turks and Caicos Islands 118.8% compare
  3. 3 Belgium 115.0% compare
  4. 4 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 111.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Euro area?
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Euro area was 77.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female recorded in Euro area?
The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 2012.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female recorded in Euro area?
The lowest recorded value was 77.2% in 2019.
How does Euro area rank for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female?
Euro area ranks 1st out of 34 groups with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Euro area?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
198 places, 2,633 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in early childhood education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female 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.