Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood … both sexes educational in Euro area

Euro area: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood … both sexes educational was 35.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
35.9%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
1st
of 34 groups
All-time high
35.9%
in 2019
All-time low
20.4%
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Euro area, 2011–2019

0102030402011201520192011: 20.4 %2012: 20.6 %2013: 29.4 %2014: 31.8 %2015: 33.2 %2016: 34.6 %2017: 35.2 %2018: 35.8 %2019: 35.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Euro area recorded 35.9% for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 75.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Euro area peaked at 35.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 2011.

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

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood … both sexes educational in Euro area, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (%) in Euro area, 2011 to 2019.
Year % Change
2011 20.4% —
2012 20.6% +0.9%
2013 29.4% +42.5%
2014 31.8% +8.1%
2015 33.2% +4.6%
2016 34.6% +4.2%
2017 35.2% +1.5%
2018 35.8% +1.9%
2019 35.9% +0.2%

Countries ranked near Euro area

  1. 1 Cuba 90.5% compare
  2. 2 South Korea 89.8% compare
  3. 3 Norway 85.0% compare
  4. 4 Sweden 71.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Euro area?
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Euro area was 35.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development recorded in Euro area?
The highest recorded value was 35.9% in 2019.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development recorded in Euro area?
The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 2011.
How does Euro area rank for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development?
Euro area ranks 1st out of 34 groups with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Euro area?
Over the last ten years it is up 75.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 educational development programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
211 places, 3,062 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in early childhood educational development programmes, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official age for early childhood educational development programmes. 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.