Pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level by sex - % of the population of the corresponding age by country
Countries reporting
42
Highest
100.0%
Türkiye
Lowest
55.8%
North Macedonia
Median
97.3%
Years covered
12
2013–2024
Data points
507
What the numbers show
Pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level by sex - % of the population of the corresponding age is currently reported for 42 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Türkiye; the lowest is 55.8% in North Macedonia.
The median across all reporting countries is 97.3%, and the mean is 95.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 41.6%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 8.0%).
Pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 100.0% | 2024 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 1 | Cyprus | 100.0% | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 1 | Poland | 100.0% | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 1 | France | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 1 | Poland | 100.0% | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 1 | Portugal | 100.0% | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 7 | Liechtenstein | 99.8% | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 8 | Luxembourg | 99.4% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 9 | Lithuania | 98.8% | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 9 | Lithuania | 98.8% | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 11 | Spain | 98.6% | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 11 | Latvia | 98.6% | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 13 | Germany | 98.4% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 14 | Netherlands | 98.3% | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 14 | Netherlands | 98.3% | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 14 | Belgium | 98.3% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 17 | Switzerland | 98.2% | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 18 | Norway | 97.5% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 19 | Ireland | 97.4% | 2024 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 19 | Hungary | 97.4% | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 19 | Sweden | 97.4% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 22 | Latvia | 97.3% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 23 | Austria | 97.2% | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 24 | Denmark | 97.1% | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 25 | Iceland | 96.6% | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 26 | Slovenia | 95.8% | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 26 | Slovenia | 95.8% | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 28 | Italy | 95.4% | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 29 | Croatia | 95.2% | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 29 | Greece | 95.2% | 2019 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 29 | Croatia | 95.2% | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 32 | Finland | 94.4% | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 33 | Bulgaria | 93.9% | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 34 | Czechia | 93.7% | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 35 | Slovakia | 93.0% | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 35 | Slovakia | 93.0% | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 35 | Serbia | 93.0% | 2024 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 38 | Estonia | 92.7% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 38 | Estonia | 92.7% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 40 | Montenegro | 83.9% | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 41 | Romania | 80.8% | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 42 | North Macedonia | 55.8% | 2024 | up 32.2% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.