Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 99.1% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) is 99.1%, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 100.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 94.5%, in 2005.
That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 22nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 95.5% | — |
| 1998 | 96.0% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 96.3% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 98.6% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 99.4% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 98.4% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 96.0% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 94.5% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 94.8% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 95.4% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 95.9% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 96.2% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 97.4% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 99.8% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 98.6% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 98.9% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.2% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.9% | 95.5% | 96.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 96.6% | 94.5% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 97.4% | 100.0% | 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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 99.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.5% in 2005.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 22nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, 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.