Pupils aged 0 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level by sex - % of corresponding age population by country
Countries reporting
43
Highest
82.7
Luxembourg
Lowest
25.8
Liechtenstein
Median
60.7
Years covered
13
2013–2025
Data points
499
What the numbers show
Pupils aged 0 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level by sex - % of corresponding age population is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 82.7 in Luxembourg; the lowest is 25.8 in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 60.7, and the mean is 59.32.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 37 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 87.5%), and the largest decrease in Denmark (down 3.8%).
Pupils aged 0: % of corresponding age population: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | 82.7 | 2025 | up 87.5% | rising |
| 2 | Norway | 79.8 | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 3 | Sweden | 77.5 | 2025 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 4 | Denmark | 76.2 | 2025 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 5 | Lithuania | 75.9 | 2024 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 5 | Lithuania | 75.9 | 2024 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 7 | Spain | 74.8 | 2025 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 8 | Latvia | 74.7 | 2024 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 9 | Latvia | 73.8 | 2024 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 10 | Slovenia | 72.7 | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 11 | Slovenia | 72.5 | 2025 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 12 | Iceland | 72.3 | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 13 | Finland | 71.9 | 2025 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 14 | Germany | 70.9 | 2025 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 15 | Estonia | 69.3 | 2025 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 16 | Estonia | 67.5 | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 17 | Croatia | 65.4 | 2024 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 17 | Croatia | 65.4 | 2024 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 19 | Poland | 63.3 | 2025 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 20 | Poland | 61.9 | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 21 | Hungary | 60.7 | 2024 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 21 | Austria | 60.7 | 2025 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 23 | Serbia | 59.8 | 2024 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 23 | Serbia | 59.8 | 2024 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 25 | Ireland | 59.5 | 2024 | up 8.8% | flat |
| 26 | Belgium | 59 | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 27 | Cyprus | 57.6 | 2024 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 28 | Montenegro | 55.3 | 2024 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 29 | France | 55 | 2024 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 30 | Bulgaria | 54.4 | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 31 | Italy | 51.4 | 2023 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 32 | Romania | 48.6 | 2025 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 33 | Netherlands | 47.1 | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 33 | Netherlands | 47.1 | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 35 | Czechia | 46.7 | 2024 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 36 | Slovakia | 45.5 | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 36 | Slovakia | 45.5 | 2024 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 38 | Malta | 42.4 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 39 | North Macedonia | 34.2 | 2024 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 39 | North Macedonia | 34.2 | 2024 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 41 | Türkiye | 30 | 2024 | up 59.6% | rising |
| 42 | Switzerland | 25.9 | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 43 | Liechtenstein | 25.8 | 2022 | down 2.6% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.