Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female was 61.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Europe & Central Asia, 2008–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Europe & Central Asia is 61.0%, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 65.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 57.9%, in 2013.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 8th of 34 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 62.3% | — |
| 2009 | 63.1% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 64.1% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 65.1% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 65.9% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 57.9% | -12.1% |
| 2014 | 58.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 59.2% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 60.2% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 60.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 60.8% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 61.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.7% | 62.3% | 63.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 61.3% | 57.9% | 65.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
- 5 Czechia 108.1% compare
- 6 Malta 107.1% compare
- 7 France 106.0% compare
- 8 Liechtenstein 105.7% compare
- 9 Aruba 104.6% compare
- 10 Hong Kong, China 103.4% compare
- 11 Switzerland 101.8% compare
More reference data data for Europe & Central Asia
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 11.30 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.50 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.80 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 4.72 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 4.73 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 4.71 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 77.4% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.51 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.13 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 518,257 number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Europe & Central Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Europe & Central Asia was 61.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 65.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.9% in 2013.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 8th out of 34 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
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.