Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Southern Europe

Primary school enrollment in Southern Europe in 2017 — 96.3%. Since 2012, the indicator has fallen by 1.3 pp.

2017 96.3% −0.5 pp vs 2016
World rank
Period maximum 97.6%2012
Period minimum 96.3%2017

Trend over time

2012–2017 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Southern Europe, 2012–20179696.59797.5982012201320142015201620172012: 97.6%2015: 97.3%2016: 96.8%2017: 96.3%
Change over the period: −1.3 pp Annual average: -0.26 pp

Comparison, 2017

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Europe

Southern Europe 96.3%
World 89.3%
Primary school enrollment — Southern Europe, by year Southern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 96.3 −0.5 pp
2016 96.8 −0.4 pp
2015 97.3
2012 97.6

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.