Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children) - Country Ranking - Europe

Definition: Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison

Find indicator:
Rank Country Value Year
1 Iceland 99.92 2017
2 Ireland 99.88 2017
3 Norway 99.88 2017
4 Switzerland 99.62 2017
5 Lithuania 99.60 2017
6 United Kingdom 99.57 2017
7 Malta 99.55 2017
8 France 99.47 2017
9 Sweden 99.42 2017
10 Liechtenstein 99.31 2016
11 Belgium 99.11 2017
12 Netherlands 99.03 2017
13 Denmark 98.86 2017
14 Finland 98.69 2017
15 Luxembourg 98.36 2017
16 Slovenia 98.31 2017
17 Serbia 98.22 2018
18 Greece 98.22 2017
19 Croatia 97.99 2017
20 Cyprus 97.78 2017
21 Portugal 97.71 2017
22 Albania 97.44 2018
23 Spain 97.34 2017
24 Italy 97.24 2017
25 Poland 97.16 2017
26 Latvia 97.11 2017
27 Montenegro 96.87 2018
28 Hungary 96.51 2017
29 North Macedonia 95.73 2017
30 Belarus 95.21 2018
31 Turkey 94.88 2017
32 Estonia 93.93 2017
33 San Marino 93.89 2004
34 Ukraine 91.99 2014
35 Germany 90.35 2017
36 Moldova 89.79 2018
37 Czech Republic 89.36 2017
38 Austria 88.64 2017
39 Bulgaria 88.09 2017
40 Romania 85.71 2017
41 Slovak Republic 83.15 2017

More rankings: Africa | Asia | Central America & the Caribbean | Europe | Middle East | North America | Oceania | South America | World |

Development Relevance: Relevance to gender indicator: Women teachers are important as they serve as role models to girls and help to attract and retain girls in school.

Limitations and Exceptions: Enrollment indicators are based on annual school surveys, but do not necessarily reflect actual attendance or dropout rates during the year. Also, the length of education differs across countries and can influence enrollment rates, although the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) tries to minimize the difference. For example, a shorter duration for primary education tends to increase the rate; a longer one to decrease it (in part because older children are more at risk of dropping out). Moreover, age at enrollment may be inaccurately estimated or misstated, especially in communities where registration of births is not strictly enforced.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Adjusted net enrollment rate in primary education is calculated by dividing the number of children in the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary or secondary education by the population of the same age group and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. Population data are drawn from the United Nations Population Division. Using a single source for population data standardizes definitions, estimations, and interpolation methods, ensuring a consistent methodology across countries and minimizing potential enumeration problems in national censuses. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual