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Primary school enrollment — European Union

Primary school enrollment in the European Union in 2017 — 96.8%. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 0.9 pp.

2017 96.8% −0.1 pp vs 2016
World rank —
Period maximum 97.3%2013
Period minimum 94.7%1992

Trend over time

1970–2017 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — European Union, 1970–2017949596979819701975198019851990199520002005201020151970: 95.9%1971: 95.9%1972: 95.9%1973: 95.7%1974: 95.9%1975: 96%1976: 96%1977: 96%1978: 96%1979: 96%1980: 95.9%1981: 95.6%1982: 95.5%1983: 95.1%1984: 95%1985: 94.8%1986: 95.2%1987: 95.6%1988: 95.7%1989: 95.5%1990: 95.3%1991: 94.9%1992: 94.7%1993: 95.2%1994: 95.7%1995: 96%1996: 96.5%1997: 97%1999: 97.1%2000: 97%2001: 97.2%2002: 97%2003: 96.8%2004: 96.5%2005: 96.9%2006: 96.9%2007: 96.8%2008: 97%2009: 96.9%2010: 96.9%2011: 97.1%2012: 97.2%2013: 97.3%2014: 97%2015: 97.1%2016: 96.9%2017: 96.8%
Change over the period: +0.9 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2017

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: European Union

European Union 96.8%
World 89.3%
Primary school enrollment — European Union, by year European Union All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 96.8 −0.1 pp
2016 96.9 −0.2 pp
2015 97.1 +0 pp
2014 97 −0.3 pp
2013 97.3 +0.2 pp
2012 97.2 +0.1 pp
2011 97.1 +0.2 pp
2010 96.9 +0.1 pp
2009 96.9 −0.1 pp
2008 97 +0.2 pp
2007 96.8 −0.1 pp
2006 96.9 +0 pp
2005 96.9 +0.4 pp
2004 96.5 −0.4 pp
2003 96.8 −0.1 pp
2002 97 −0.3 pp
2001 97.2 +0.2 pp
2000 97 −0.1 pp
1999 97.1 —
1997 97 +0.4 pp
1996 96.5 +0.5 pp
1995 96 +0.4 pp
1994 95.7 +0.5 pp
1993 95.2 +0.5 pp
1992 94.7 −0.3 pp
1991 94.9 −0.3 pp
1990 95.3 −0.2 pp
1989 95.5 −0.2 pp
1988 95.7 +0.1 pp
1987 95.6 +0.3 pp
1986 95.2 +0.5 pp
1985 94.8 −0.2 pp
1984 95 −0.1 pp
1983 95.1 −0.4 pp
1982 95.5 −0.1 pp
1981 95.6 −0.3 pp
1980 95.9 −0 pp
1979 96 −0 pp
1978 96 +0 pp
1977 96 −0.1 pp
1976 96 +0.1 pp
1975 96 +0 pp
1974 95.9 +0.2 pp
1973 95.7 −0.2 pp
1972 95.9 +0.1 pp
1971 95.9 +0 pp
1970 95.9 —

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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