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Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Euro area

Primary school enrollment in the Euro area in 2017 — 97.4%. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 2.2 pp.

2017 97.4% −0.1 pp vs 2016
World rank —
Period maximum 98%2007
Period minimum 95.2%1970

Trend over time

1970–2017 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Euro area, 1970–2017959697989919701975198019851990199520002005201020151970: 95.2%1971: 95.3%1972: 95.3%1973: 95.3%1974: 95.8%1975: 96%1976: 96.3%1977: 96.3%1978: 96.6%1979: 96.8%1980: 96.9%1981: 96.7%1982: 96.4%1983: 95.8%1984: 95.6%1985: 95.7%1986: 96.4%1987: 96.7%1988: 96.9%1989: 97%1990: 96.8%1991: 96.6%1992: 96.2%1993: 96.3%1994: 96.2%1995: 96.7%1996: 97.5%1997: 97.6%1999: 97.8%2000: 97.6%2001: 97.6%2002: 97.4%2003: 97.2%2004: 97.1%2005: 97.8%2006: 97.9%2007: 98%2008: 97.9%2009: 97.6%2010: 97.6%2011: 97.9%2012: 97.9%2013: 97.9%2014: 97.4%2015: 97.6%2016: 97.6%2017: 97.4%
Change over the period: +2.2 pp Annual average: 0.05 pp

Comparison, 2017

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Euro area

Euro area 97.4%
World 89.3%
Primary school enrollment — Euro area, by year Euro area All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 97.4 −0.1 pp
2016 97.6 −0 pp
2015 97.6 +0.2 pp
2014 97.4 −0.5 pp
2013 97.9 +0 pp
2012 97.9 −0 pp
2011 97.9 +0.2 pp
2010 97.6 −0 pp
2009 97.6 −0.2 pp
2008 97.9 −0.1 pp
2007 98 +0.2 pp
2006 97.9 +0 pp
2005 97.8 +0.7 pp
2004 97.1 −0 pp
2003 97.2 −0.2 pp
2002 97.4 −0.2 pp
2001 97.6 −0 pp
2000 97.6 −0.2 pp
1999 97.8 —
1997 97.6 +0.1 pp
1996 97.5 +0.8 pp
1995 96.7 +0.5 pp
1994 96.2 −0.1 pp
1993 96.3 +0.1 pp
1992 96.2 −0.5 pp
1991 96.6 −0.2 pp
1990 96.8 −0.2 pp
1989 97 +0.1 pp
1988 96.9 +0.1 pp
1987 96.7 +0.3 pp
1986 96.4 +0.8 pp
1985 95.7 +0 pp
1984 95.6 −0.2 pp
1983 95.8 −0.6 pp
1982 96.4 −0.3 pp
1981 96.7 −0.1 pp
1980 96.9 +0.1 pp
1979 96.8 +0.2 pp
1978 96.6 +0.3 pp
1977 96.3 +0 pp
1976 96.3 +0.3 pp
1975 96 +0.2 pp
1974 95.8 +0.5 pp
1973 95.3 −0.1 pp
1972 95.3 +0.1 pp
1971 95.3 +0 pp
1970 95.2 —

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.

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