Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development was 26.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Europe & Central Asia, 2008–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Europe & Central Asia stood at 26.3%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 26.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 2014.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 7th of 33 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 21.8% | — |
| 2009 | 22.5% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 22.1% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 22.4% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 23.0% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 21.9% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 21.1% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 24.4% | +15.5% |
| 2016 | 25.4% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 26.1% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 25.9% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 26.3% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.1% | 21.8% | 22.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 21.1% | 26.3% | 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 26.3% 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 26.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 2014.
- 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 16.7%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total female enrollment in early childhood educational development programmes, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female 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.