Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Euro area
Euro area: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 104.1% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Euro area, 1992–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Euro area is 104.1%, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Euro area peaked at 105.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 101.4%, in 1992.
That places Euro area 5th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 101.4% | — |
| 1993 | 103.1% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 104.4% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 104.3% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 104.2% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 103.5% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 103.8% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 103.1% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 104.0% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 104.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 104.3% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 104.6% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 104.5% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 105.6% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 105.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 105.3% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 104.8% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 104.8% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 104.7% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 104.4% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 104.1% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 104.9% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 103.9% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 103.8% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 103.6% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 104.1% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 104.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 104.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 103.5% | 101.4% | 104.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 104.8% | 104.0% | 105.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.2% | 103.6% | 104.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More reference data data for Euro area
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 3.39 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 1.65 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 1.74 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.24 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.25 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.23 years (2019)
- 08_Multilateral loans, other institutions 0 (2016)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 75.5% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 3.01 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.15 GPIA (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Euro area?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Euro area was 104.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 105.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 101.4% in 1992.
- How does Euro area rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Euro area ranks 5th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary and lower secondary education age. 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.