Education in Europe & Central Asia

250 indicators covering education for Europe & Central Asia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.15 GPI 2024 up 2.0% 14th
Secondary education, teachers, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year 2024 up 527.8% 10th
Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled 60.90 million 2018 down 0.2% 21st
Secondary education, teachers, female, per capita 0.0059 units per person 2024 up 14.4% 6th
Secondary education, teachers, female 5.49 million 2024 up 17.6% 14th
Secondary education, teachers, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 4.1% 38th
Primary completion rate, female 98.0% 2024 up 0.9% 2nd
Primary completion rate, male 98.2% 2024 up 1.2% 2nd
Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre 0.2851 units per square kilometre 2023 up 12.6% 22nd
Government expenditure on education, total 4.6% 2022 down 5.0% 7th
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita 0.0663 units per person 2018 down 3.9% 21st
Secondary education, general pupils 60.90 million 2018 down 0.2% 21st
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.24 million number 2019 up 24.1% 19th
Lower secondary completion rate, total 91.9% 2024 up 0.5% 12th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 103.4% 2019 up 5.7% 5th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 12.36 years 2019 up 5.4% 5th
Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre 2.22 units per square kilometre 2018 down 0.2% 36th
School enrollment, preprimary, female 77.9% 2020 up 10.1% 9th
School enrollment, preprimary, male 78.8% 2020 up 10.4% 9th
Secondary education, teachers, female, annual growth rate 2.64 % change on previous year 2024 up 369.0% 20th
Persistence to last grade of primary, total 98.2% 2023 up 1.6% 3rd
Secondary education, general pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2018 up 0.3% 37th
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 3.59 years 2019 up 25.1% 5th
Government expenditure on education, total 11.7% 2022 down 0.7% 38th
Secondary education, general pupils 49.7% 2018 down 0.7% 9th
Lower secondary completion rate, female 92.0% 2024 up 0.4% 12th
Lower secondary completion rate, male 91.7% 2024 up 0.5% 12th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 28.24 million number 2019 up 24.1% 18th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0306 number per person 2019 up 19.5% 16th
Primary education, duration 5 years 2025 unchanged 38th
Primary education, pupils 52.35 million 2024 up 6.5% 35th
Secondary education, duration 7 years 2025 unchanged 3rd
Secondary education, pupils 83.79 million 2024 up 6.6% 20th
Secondary education, teachers, female, per square kilometre 0.195 units per square kilometre 2023 up 15.2% 16th
Secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate 0.8278 % change on previous year 2018 up 136.9% 30th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 103.0% 2019 up 5.9% 7th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 103.7% 2019 up 5.4% 2nd
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 12.3 years 2019 up 5.5% 5th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index 0.9907 GPI 2019 up 0.2% 24th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 12.42 years 2019 up 5.3% 5th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of 0 number per US$ of GDP 2019 up 11.1% 39th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 1.03 number per square kilometre 2019 up 24.1% 29th
Persistence to last grade of primary, female 98.5% 2023 up 1.3% 3rd
Persistence to last grade of primary, male 98.0% 2023 up 1.9% 4th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 18.00 million 2018 up 8.4% 13th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.402 % change on previous year 2019 down 81.3% 36th
Number of infant deaths, female 26,936 2024 down 34.1% 31st
Number of infant deaths, male 35,628 2024 down 34.2% 31st
Number of under-five deaths, female 32,245 2024 down 33.8% 31st
Number of under-five deaths, male 42,198 2024 down 33.8% 31st
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 3.81 years 2019 up 20.7% 8th
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 3.38 years 2019 up 30.4% 3rd
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index 1.13 GPI 2019 down 7.4% 21st
Teachers in primary education, female 3.03 million number 2019 up 11.6% 18th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 13.65 million number 2019 up 23.8% 18th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 20.3% 2019 up 11.4% 40th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 43.8% 2018 up 2.7% 9th
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 24.8% 2018 up 4.0% 3rd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 16.08 years 2019 up 9.4% 6th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 96.6% 2018 down 3.6% 37th