Pupils from age 4 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
47
Highest
100.0%
France
Lowest
43.3%
North Macedonia
Median
96.5%
Years covered
12
2013–2024
Data points
4,442
What the numbers show
Pupils from age 4 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 47 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in France; the lowest is 43.3% in North Macedonia.
The median across all reporting countries is 96.5%, and the mean is 93.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 34 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Greece (up 41.4%), and the largest decrease in Liechtenstein (down 9.2%).
Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 1 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 100.0% | 2019 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 1 | Poland | 100.0% | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 1 | Guadeloupe | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Martinique | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Poland | 100.0% | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 100.0% | 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 | 95.0% | 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 | 94.0% | 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 |
| 43 | Romania | 79.7% | 2024 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 44 | Liechtenstein | 76.6% | 2022 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 45 | Switzerland | 73.9% | 2024 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 46 | Türkiye | 67.1% | 2024 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 47 | 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 100.0%
- 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%
- Nisia Aigaiou, Kriti 100.0%
- Notio Aigaio 100.0%
- Kriti 100.0%
- Extremadura 100.0%
- Región de Murcia 100.0%
- Ile de France 100.0%
- Makroregion południowy 100.0%
- Małopolskie 100.0%
- Śląskie 100.0%
- Makroregion północno-zachodni 100.0%
- Wielkopolskie 100.0%
- Lubuskie 100.0%
- Makroregion południowo-zachodni 100.0%
- Dolnośląskie 100.0%
- Opolskie 100.0%
- Norte 100.0%
- Algarve 100.0%
- Centro (PT) (NUTS 2021) 100.0%
- Alentejo (NUTS 2021) 100.0%
- Região Autónoma da Madeira 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%
- Scotland (NUTS 2021) 100.0%
- Ionia Nisia 100.0%
- Peloponnisos 100.0%
- Nord-Pas de Calais 100.0%