Pupils from age 0 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level by sex - % of the population of the corresponding age by country
Countries reporting
41
Highest
82.5%
Luxembourg
Lowest
25.8%
Liechtenstein
Median
60.7%
Years covered
12
2013–2024
Data points
434
What the numbers show
Pupils from age 0 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level by sex - % of the population of the corresponding age is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 82.5% in Luxembourg; the lowest is 25.8% in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 60.7%, and the mean is 59.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 87.1%), and the largest decrease in Denmark (down 4.6%).
Pupils from age 0 to the starting age of compulsory education at: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | 82.5% | 2024 | up 87.1% | rising |
| 2 | Norway | 79.8% | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 3 | Sweden | 77.6% | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 4 | Denmark | 76.4% | 2024 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 5 | Lithuania | 75.9% | 2024 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 5 | Lithuania | 75.9% | 2024 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 7 | Latvia | 74.7% | 2024 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 8 | Spain | 74.3% | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 9 | Latvia | 73.8% | 2024 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 10 | Slovenia | 72.7% | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 10 | Slovenia | 72.7% | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 12 | Iceland | 72.3% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 13 | Finland | 71.3% | 2024 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 14 | Germany | 70.2% | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 15 | Estonia | 67.5% | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 15 | Estonia | 67.5% | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 17 | Croatia | 65.4% | 2024 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 17 | Croatia | 65.4% | 2024 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 19 | Poland | 61.9% | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 19 | Poland | 61.9% | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 21 | Hungary | 60.7% | 2024 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 22 | Serbia | 59.8% | 2024 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 23 | Ireland | 59.5% | 2024 | up 8.8% | flat |
| 24 | Belgium | 59.0% | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 24 | Austria | 59.0% | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 26 | Cyprus | 57.6% | 2024 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 27 | Montenegro | 55.3% | 2024 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 28 | France | 55.0% | 2024 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 29 | Bulgaria | 53.9% | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 30 | Italy | 51.4% | 2023 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 31 | Netherlands | 47.1% | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 31 | Netherlands | 47.1% | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 33 | Czechia | 46.7% | 2024 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 34 | Romania | 45.7% | 2024 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 35 | Slovakia | 45.5% | 2024 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 35 | Slovakia | 45.5% | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 37 | Malta | 42.4% | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 38 | North Macedonia | 34.2% | 2024 | up 69.3% | rising |
| 39 | Türkiye | 30.0% | 2024 | up 59.6% | rising |
| 40 | Switzerland | 25.9% | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 41 | 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.