Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development was 21.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 21.0% for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in 2019.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 23.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 2014.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 14th of 34 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 20.8% | — |
| 2000 | 20.2% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 19.7% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 20.5% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 21.4% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 22.7% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 23.7% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 23.9% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 23.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 20.3% | -15.0% |
| 2009 | 21.1% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 20.6% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 20.8% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 21.5% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | -18.0% |
| 2014 | 16.3% | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 19.6% | +20.5% |
| 2016 | 20.1% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 20.5% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 20.6% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 21.0% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.8% | 20.8% | 20.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 21.7% | 19.7% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 16.3% | 21.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More reference data data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 2,129 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 1,612 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 1,548 (2026)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 4.07 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.92 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 2.88 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 3.04 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 4.09 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 4.06 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.6% (2019)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 21.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 23.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 2014.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 14th out of 34 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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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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.