Europe Primary Enrollment Rate Ranking (2023)

In 2023, primary enrollment rate in Europe was highest in Gibraltar at 123.37%, followed by Sweden at 116.43% and Portugal at 109.85%. The average primary enrollment rate across countries in Europe was 100.35%, the median was 100.33%, and Romania recorded the lowest primary enrollment rate at 84.88%, according to the World Bank.

Data is available for the period 1970 to 2023 across 45 countries in Europe.

Frequency : Yearly
Rank Country Current Value Previous Value Year
1 123.37% 127.17% 2023
2 116.43% 117.35% 2022
3 109.85% 104.93% 2022
4 106.97% 106.78% 2022
5 106.11% 105.62% 2023
6 104.22% 104.38% 2022
7 103.48% 101.46% 2022
8 102.72% 102.58% 2022
9 102.49% 102.6% 2022
10 102.45% 102.9% 2022
11 102.41% 102.04% 2022
12 102.18% 101.82% 2022
13 102.11% 102.91% 2021
14 101.91% 101.15% 2022
15 101.56% 101.09% 2022
16 101.36% 101.48% 2022
17 101.19% 97.33% 2022
18 100.98% 101.68% 2022
19 100.78% 101.64% 2022
20 100.64% 99.78% 2022
21 100.59% 96.6% 2022
22 100.53% 99.74% 2022
23 100.33% 100.06% 2022
24 100.24% 100.31% 2022
25 100.22% 101.35% 2022
26 99.62% 99.98% 2022
27 99.48% 98.48% 2022
28 99.42% 99.74% 2022
29 99.26% 98.81% 2022
30 98.97% 98.97% 2022
31 98.9% 96.83% 2022
32 98.62% 99.35% 2022
33 98.51% 98.57% 2022
34 97.75% 101.14% 2023
35 97.62% 90.15% 2023
36 97.49% 93.26% 2022
37 97% 99.1% 2022
38 95.89% 95.61% 2022
39 95.12% 93.94% 2023
40 94.74% 94.71% 2023
41 93.71% 96.37% 2023
42 93.53% 95.41% 2022
43 92.77% 91.15% 2022
44 87.24% 87.82% 2023
45 84.88% 90.77% 2022
Europe Primary Enrollment Rate Ranking (2023) : Definition
Primary Enrollment Rate measures the gross enrollment ratio for primary education: total enrollment at the primary level as a percentage of the official primary-school-age population for the reporting year.