Pupils aged 4 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
50.9
North Macedonia
Median
96.4
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
1,234
What the numbers show
Pupils aged 4 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 50.9 in North Macedonia.
The median across all reporting countries is 96.4, and the mean is 91.4.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 37 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in North Macedonia (up 98.8%), and the largest decrease in Liechtenstein (down 12.5%).
Pupils aged 4: % of corresponding age population … sex: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | 100 | 2019 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 1 | Poland | 100 | 2025 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 1 | Poland | 100 | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 100 | 2019 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 1 | France | 100 | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 6 | Portugal | 99.7 | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 7 | Luxembourg | 98.8 | 2025 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 8 | Lithuania | 98.4 | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 8 | Lithuania | 98.4 | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 10 | Belgium | 98.3 | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 11 | Spain | 98.2 | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 12 | Latvia | 97.9 | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 12 | Germany | 97.9 | 2025 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 14 | Hungary | 97.5 | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 15 | Norway | 97.4 | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 16 | Ireland | 97.2 | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 17 | Cyprus | 97.1 | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 18 | Sweden | 96.8 | 2025 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 19 | Denmark | 96.6 | 2025 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 19 | Latvia | 96.6 | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 21 | Malta | 96.5 | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 21 | Iceland | 96.5 | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 23 | Netherlands | 96.4 | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 23 | Netherlands | 96.4 | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 25 | Austria | 96 | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 26 | Italy | 95 | 2024 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 27 | Slovenia | 94.7 | 2025 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 27 | Slovenia | 94.7 | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 29 | Finland | 94 | 2025 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 30 | Bulgaria | 92.6 | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 31 | Estonia | 92.2 | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 32 | Estonia | 92.1 | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 33 | Croatia | 91.4 | 2024 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 33 | Croatia | 91.4 | 2024 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 35 | Czechia | 90.7 | 2024 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 36 | Slovakia | 87.3 | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 36 | Slovakia | 87.3 | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 38 | Greece | 85.6 | 2019 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 39 | Serbia | 84.4 | 2024 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 39 | Serbia | 84.4 | 2024 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 41 | Montenegro | 82 | 2024 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 42 | Romania | 81.9 | 2025 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 43 | Liechtenstein | 76.6 | 2022 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 44 | Switzerland | 73.9 | 2024 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 45 | Türkiye | 73.1 | 2024 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 46 | North Macedonia | 50.9 | 2024 | up 98.8% | rising |
| 46 | North Macedonia | 50.9 | 2024 | up 98.8% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.