Pupils from age 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level by NUTS 2 region - % of the population of the corresponding age by country
Countries reporting
46
Highest
100.0%
France
Lowest
39.8%
North Macedonia
Median
94.2%
Years covered
12
2013–2024
Data points
3,883
What the numbers show
Pupils from age 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level by NUTS 2 region - % of the population of the corresponding age is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in France; the lowest is 39.8% in North Macedonia.
The median across all reporting countries is 94.2%, and the mean is 89.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 36.5%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 9.1%).
Pupils from age 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 1 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 100.0% | 2019 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 1 | Guadeloupe | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Martinique | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 100.0% | 2019 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 6 | Belgium | 98.1% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 7 | Hungary | 97.9% | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 7 | Lithuania | 97.9% | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 7 | Lithuania | 97.9% | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 10 | Spain | 97.8% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 11 | Norway | 97.2% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 11 | Poland | 97.2% | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 11 | Poland | 97.2% | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 14 | Denmark | 96.3% | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 14 | Sweden | 96.3% | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 16 | Iceland | 96.1% | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 16 | Luxembourg | 96.1% | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 18 | Latvia | 95.8% | 2024 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 18 | Latvia | 95.8% | 2024 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 20 | Ireland | 95.7% | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 21 | Germany | 95.6% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 22 | Malta | 94.5% | 2024 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 22 | Portugal | 94.5% | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 24 | Italy | 94.0% | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 25 | Netherlands | 93.6% | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 25 | Slovenia | 93.6% | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 25 | Netherlands | 93.6% | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 25 | Slovenia | 93.6% | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 29 | Finland | 91.9% | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 30 | Estonia | 91.1% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 30 | Estonia | 91.1% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 32 | Austria | 90.7% | 2024 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 33 | Bulgaria | 89.3% | 2024 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 34 | Cyprus | 89.2% | 2024 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 35 | Croatia | 88.7% | 2024 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 35 | Croatia | 88.7% | 2024 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 37 | Czechia | 86.4% | 2024 | up 7.3% | flat |
| 38 | Mayotte | 82.4% | 2024 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 39 | Slovakia | 81.8% | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 39 | Slovakia | 81.8% | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 41 | Serbia | 80.4% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 42 | Romania | 76.5% | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 43 | Türkiye | 50.9% | 2024 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 44 | Switzerland | 50.3% | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 45 | Liechtenstein | 50.1% | 2022 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 46 | North Macedonia | 39.8% | 2018 | — | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Hamburg 100.0%
- Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest 100.0%
- Prov. Limburg (BE) 100.0%
- Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen 100.0%
- Prov. West-Vlaanderen 100.0%
- Prov. Luxembourg (BE) 100.0%
- Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 100.0%
- Ile de France 100.0%
- North East (UK) (NUTS 2021) 100.0%
- North West (UK) (NUTS 2021) 100.0%
- Yorkshire and The Humber (NUTS 2021) 100.0%
- East Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) 100.0%
- West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) 100.0%
- East of England (NUTS 2021) 100.0%
- London (NUTS 2021) 100.0%
- South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) 100.0%
- South West (UK) (NUTS 2021) 100.0%
- Nord-Pas de Calais 100.0%
- Alsace 100.0%
- Languedoc-Roussillon 100.0%
- Rhône-Alpes 100.0%
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur 100.0%
- Budapest 100.0%
- Warszawski stołeczny 100.0%
- Occitanie 100.0%
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 100.0%
- RUP FR — Régions Ultrapériphériques Françaises 100.0%
- La Réunion 100.0%
- Makroregion województwo mazowieckie 99.9%
- Hauts-de-France 99.8%
- Extremadura 99.7%
- Centro (PT) (NUTS 2021) 99.6%
- Andalucía 99.5%
- Prov. Antwerpen 99.4%
- Región de Murcia 99.4%
- Sur 99.3%
- Champagne-Ardenne 99.3%
- Pays de la Loire 99.2%
- Aquitaine 99.2%
- Região Autónoma da Madeira 99.1%