Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development was 28.8% 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 28.8%. 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 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 28.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 2014.
That places Europe & Central Asia 6th out of 33 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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 | 22.9% | — |
| 2009 | 23.6% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 23.1% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 23.2% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 23.9% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 23.0% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 22.4% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 25.6% | +14.0% |
| 2016 | 26.5% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 27.3% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 28.4% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 28.8% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.3% | 22.9% | 23.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 25.2% | 22.4% | 28.8% | 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 28.8% 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 28.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 2014.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 6th 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 22.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Total male enrollment in early childhood educational development programmes, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.