Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2018, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children) fell 0.8 percentage points on 2017 (from 95.21% to 94.41%).

Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2017), the average change was +0.11 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.72 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1.88 percentage points in 2003 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.37 percentage points in 2005. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2009 to 2018 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.08 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 33% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

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What this measures

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.

Limitations: 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.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 17 values

Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children) in nearby economies

• Algeria — 99.65% (2018)
• Bahrain — 98.1% (2018)
• Djibouti — 67.03% (2019)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 98.46% (2018)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 99.77% (2017)
• Israel — 97.32% (2017)
• Jordan — 80.95% (2018)
• Kuwait — 88.24% (2018)
• Malta

More education data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

• Primary education, duration (years) — 4 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 15.66 million (2024)
• Primary education, teachers — 906,553 (2024)
• Primary education, teachers (% female) — 82.7% (2024)
• Secondary education, pupils — 28.09 million (2024)
• Secondary education, general pupils — 30.5 million (2018)
• Secondary education, vocational pupils — 6.99 million (2018)

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Questions people ask

What is Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children)?

94.41% in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2002?

It is up 0.88 percentage points from 93.53% in 2002. The highest value was 95.41% in 2003 and the lowest 93.53% in 2002.

Is the latest change in adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children) unusual for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?

In 2018, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children) fell 0.8 percentage points on 2017 (from 95.21% to 94.41%). Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2017), the average change was +0.11 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.72 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.TENR, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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