Pupils from age 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level by sex - % of the population of the corresponding age by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
100.0%
United Kingdom
Lowest
48.3%
North Macedonia
Median
93.6%
Years covered
12
2013–2024
Data points
533
What the numbers show
Pupils from age 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level by sex - % of the population of the corresponding age is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in United Kingdom; the lowest is 48.3% in North Macedonia.
The median across all reporting countries is 93.6%, and the mean is 88.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 37 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in North Macedonia (up 58.9%), 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 | United Kingdom | 100.0% | 2019 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 1 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 100.0% | 2019 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 1 | France | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 4 | Belgium | 98.1% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 5 | Lithuania | 97.9% | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 5 | Lithuania | 97.9% | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 5 | Hungary | 97.9% | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 8 | Spain | 97.8% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 9 | Norway | 97.2% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 9 | Poland | 97.2% | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 9 | Poland | 97.2% | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 12 | Latvia | 97.1% | 2024 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 13 | Iceland | 96.3% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 13 | Sweden | 96.3% | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 13 | Denmark | 96.3% | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 16 | Luxembourg | 96.1% | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 17 | Latvia | 95.8% | 2024 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 18 | Germany | 95.6% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 19 | Ireland | 95.3% | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 20 | Portugal | 94.5% | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 20 | Malta | 94.5% | 2024 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 22 | Italy | 94.0% | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 23 | Netherlands | 93.6% | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 23 | Slovenia | 93.6% | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 23 | Netherlands | 93.6% | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 23 | Slovenia | 93.6% | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 27 | Finland | 91.9% | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 28 | Estonia | 91.1% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 28 | Estonia | 91.1% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 30 | Austria | 90.7% | 2024 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 89.3% | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 32 | Cyprus | 89.2% | 2024 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 33 | Croatia | 88.7% | 2024 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 33 | Croatia | 88.7% | 2024 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 35 | Czechia | 85.2% | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 36 | Slovakia | 81.8% | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 36 | Slovakia | 81.8% | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 38 | Serbia | 79.5% | 2024 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 39 | Montenegro | 78.6% | 2024 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 40 | Romania | 76.5% | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 41 | Greece | 68.8% | 2019 | up 22.6% | flat |
| 42 | Türkiye | 55.0% | 2024 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 43 | Switzerland | 50.3% | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 44 | Liechtenstein | 50.1% | 2022 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 45 | North Macedonia | 48.3% | 2024 | up 58.9% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.