Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development was 19.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 19.9%.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 23.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 2014.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th of 33 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 | 16.2% | -24.8% |
| 2014 | 15.3% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 18.6% | +21.7% |
| 2016 | 19.1% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 19.6% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 19.7% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 19.9% | +1.1% |
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 | 19.1% | 15.3% | 21.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
More reference data data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 6.55 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 3.19 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 4.18 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 3.37 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 4.17 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 4.19 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 80.5% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.27 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.08 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 215,776 number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 19.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 2014.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th out of 33 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.