Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development was 27.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Europe & Central Asia, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Europe & Central Asia stood at 27.5%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 27.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 2001.
That places Europe & Central Asia 7th out of 33 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 22.5% | — |
| 2000 | 21.9% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 21.4% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 21.9% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 22.8% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 24.2% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 25.1% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 25.4% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 25.5% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 22.4% | -12.3% |
| 2009 | 23.0% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 22.6% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 22.8% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 23.4% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 22.5% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 21.8% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 25.0% | +14.7% |
| 2016 | 26.0% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 26.7% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 27.2% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 27.5% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.5% | 22.5% | 22.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 23.4% | 21.4% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 21.8% | 27.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
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 educational development in Europe & Central Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Europe & Central Asia was 27.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 2001.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 7th out of 33 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 educational development programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.