Pupils aged 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level by sex - % of corresponding age population by country
Countries reporting
44
Highest
100
Türkiye
Lowest
55.8
North Macedonia
Median
97.35
Years covered
13
2013–2025
Data points
545
What the numbers show
Pupils aged 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level by sex - % of corresponding age population is currently reported for 44 countries. The highest value is 100 in Türkiye; the lowest is 55.8 in North Macedonia.
The median across all reporting countries is 97.35, and the mean is 94.44.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in North Macedonia (up 203.3%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 7.1%).
Pupils aged 5: % of corresponding age population: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 100 | 2024 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 1 | Cyprus | 100 | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 1 | Portugal | 100 | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 1 | Poland | 100 | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 1 | Poland | 100 | 2025 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 1 | France | 100 | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 7 | Liechtenstein | 99.8 | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 8 | Luxembourg | 99.3 | 2025 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 9 | Germany | 98.9 | 2025 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 10 | Lithuania | 98.8 | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 10 | Lithuania | 98.8 | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 12 | Latvia | 98.6 | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 13 | Spain | 98.4 | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 14 | Netherlands | 98.3 | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 14 | Belgium | 98.3 | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 14 | Netherlands | 98.3 | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 17 | Switzerland | 98.2 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 18 | Austria | 97.9 | 2025 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 19 | Norway | 97.5 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 20 | Ireland | 97.4 | 2024 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 20 | Sweden | 97.4 | 2025 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 20 | Hungary | 97.4 | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 23 | Latvia | 97.3 | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 24 | Denmark | 96.8 | 2025 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 25 | Iceland | 96.6 | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 26 | Slovenia | 95.8 | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 27 | Finland | 95.5 | 2025 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 27 | Slovenia | 95.5 | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 29 | Italy | 95.4 | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 30 | Greece | 95.2 | 2019 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 30 | Croatia | 95.2 | 2024 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 30 | Croatia | 95.2 | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 33 | Bulgaria | 94.4 | 2025 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 34 | Czechia | 93.7 | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 35 | Slovakia | 93 | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 35 | Serbia | 93 | 2024 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 35 | Slovakia | 93 | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 35 | Serbia | 93 | 2024 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 39 | Estonia | 92.7 | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 40 | Estonia | 92.6 | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 41 | Montenegro | 83.9 | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 42 | Romania | 82.5 | 2025 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 43 | North Macedonia | 55.8 | 2024 | up 203.3% | rising |
| 43 | North Macedonia | 55.8 | 2024 | up 203.3% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.