Pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level by NUTS 2 region - % of corresponding age population by country
Countries reporting
49
Highest
100
France
Lowest
43.3
North Macedonia
Median
96.5
Years covered
12
2013–2024
Data points
4,500
What the numbers show
Pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level by NUTS 2 region - % of corresponding age population is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 100 in France; the lowest is 43.3 in North Macedonia.
The median across all reporting countries is 96.5, and the mean is 91.79.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 36 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Greece (up 41.4%), and the largest decrease in Liechtenstein (down 9.2%).
Pupils aged 4: % of corresponding age population … NUTS: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 100 | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 100 | 2019 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 1 | Poland | 100 | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 1 | Guadeloupe | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Martinique | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Poland | 100 | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 100 | 2019 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 8 | Portugal | 99.7 | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 9 | Luxembourg | 98.9 | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 10 | Greece | 98.4 | 2024 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 10 | Lithuania | 98.4 | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 10 | Lithuania | 98.4 | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 13 | Belgium | 98.3 | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 13 | Spain | 98.3 | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 15 | Hungary | 97.5 | 2024 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 16 | Germany | 97.4 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Norway | 97.4 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 18 | Ireland | 97.3 | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 19 | Cyprus | 97.1 | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 20 | Denmark | 96.9 | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 20 | Sweden | 96.9 | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 22 | Latvia | 96.6 | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 22 | Latvia | 96.6 | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 24 | Iceland | 96.5 | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 24 | Malta | 96.5 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 26 | Netherlands | 96.4 | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 26 | Netherlands | 96.4 | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 28 | Austria | 95.4 | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 29 | Italy | 95 | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 30 | Slovenia | 94.7 | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 30 | Slovenia | 94.7 | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 32 | Mayotte | 94 | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 33 | Finland | 93.3 | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 34 | Bulgaria | 92.2 | 2024 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 34 | Estonia | 92.2 | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Estonia | 92.2 | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 37 | Czechia | 91.8 | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 38 | Croatia | 91.4 | 2024 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 38 | Croatia | 91.4 | 2024 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 40 | Slovakia | 87.3 | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 40 | Slovakia | 87.3 | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 42 | Serbia | 85.5 | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 42 | Serbia | 85.5 | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 44 | Romania | 79.7 | 2024 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 45 | Liechtenstein | 76.6 | 2022 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 46 | Switzerland | 73.9 | 2024 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 47 | Türkiye | 67.1 | 2024 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 48 | North Macedonia | 43.3 | 2018 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 48 | North Macedonia | 43.3 | 2018 | up 29.6% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Hamburg 100
- Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest 100
- Prov. Limburg (BE) 100
- Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen 100
- Prov. West-Vlaanderen 100
- Prov. Luxembourg (BE) 100
- Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 100
- Nisia Aigaiou, Kriti 100
- Notio Aigaio 100
- Kriti 100
- Extremadura 100
- Región de Murcia 100
- Ile de France 100
- Makroregion południowy 100
- Małopolskie 100
- Śląskie 100
- Makroregion północno-zachodni 100
- Wielkopolskie 100
- Lubuskie 100
- Makroregion południowo-zachodni 100
- Dolnośląskie 100
- Opolskie 100
- Norte 100
- Algarve 100
- Centro (PT) (NUTS 2021) 100
- Alentejo (NUTS 2021) 100
- Região Autónoma da Madeira 100
- North East (UK) (NUTS 2021) 100
- North West (UK) (NUTS 2021) 100
- Yorkshire and The Humber (NUTS 2021) 100
- East Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) 100
- West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) 100
- East of England (NUTS 2021) 100
- London (NUTS 2021) 100
- South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) 100
- South West (UK) (NUTS 2021) 100
- Scotland (NUTS 2021) 100
- Ionia Nisia 100
- Peloponnisos 100
- Nord-Pas de Calais 100