Pupils aged 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level by sex - % of corresponding age population by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
100
United Kingdom
Lowest
48.3
North Macedonia
Median
93.6
Years covered
13
2013–2025
Data points
571
What the numbers show
Pupils aged 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level by sex - % of corresponding age population is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 100 in United Kingdom; the lowest is 48.3 in North Macedonia.
The median across all reporting countries is 93.6, and the mean is 87.61.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 40 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in North Macedonia (up 85.8%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 6.1%).
Pupils aged 3: % of corresponding age population … sex: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | 100 | 2019 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 100 | 2019 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 1 | France | 100 | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 4 | Belgium | 98.1 | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 5 | Lithuania | 97.9 | 2024 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 5 | Hungary | 97.9 | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 5 | Lithuania | 97.9 | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 8 | Poland | 97.8 | 2025 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 9 | Spain | 97.7 | 2025 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 10 | Poland | 97.2 | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 10 | Norway | 97.2 | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 12 | Latvia | 97.1 | 2024 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 13 | Germany | 96.5 | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 14 | Sweden | 96.3 | 2025 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 14 | Iceland | 96.3 | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 16 | Luxembourg | 96.1 | 2025 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 17 | Denmark | 95.9 | 2025 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 18 | Latvia | 95.8 | 2024 | up 3.6% | 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 1.3% | falling |
| 22 | Italy | 94 | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 23 | Netherlands | 93.6 | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 23 | Netherlands | 93.6 | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 23 | Slovenia | 93.6 | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 26 | Slovenia | 93.5 | 2025 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 27 | Finland | 92.6 | 2025 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 28 | Austria | 91.6 | 2025 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 29 | Estonia | 91.1 | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 29 | Estonia | 91.1 | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 89.9 | 2025 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 32 | Cyprus | 89.2 | 2024 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 33 | Croatia | 88.7 | 2024 | up 30.4% | 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 |
| 38 | Serbia | 79.5 | 2024 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 40 | Romania | 79.4 | 2025 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 41 | Montenegro | 78.6 | 2024 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 42 | Greece | 68.8 | 2019 | up 22.6% | flat |
| 43 | Türkiye | 55 | 2024 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 44 | Switzerland | 50.3 | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 45 | Liechtenstein | 50.1 | 2022 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 46 | North Macedonia | 48.3 | 2024 | up 85.8% | rising |
| 46 | North Macedonia | 48.3 | 2024 | up 85.8% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.