Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 22.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
22.0%
Change on year
down 0.8%
Rank
52nd
of 214 groups
All-time high
35.3%
in 1999
All-time low
22.0%
in 2021
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) stood at 22.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 35.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 2021.
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 52nd of 214 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 35.2% | — |
| 1999 | 35.3% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 34.8% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 34.5% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 34.0% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 33.7% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 33.7% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 32.6% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 31.6% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 30.8% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 29.9% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 30.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 29.2% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 27.9% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 27.8% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 26.5% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 26.0% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 25.3% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 24.7% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 24.2% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 23.6% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 22.9% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 22.4% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 22.0% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 22.2% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 22.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 22.0% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.2% | 35.2% | 35.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 32.6% | 29.9% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 22.9% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 22.0% | 22.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- 49 Dominican Republic 9.3% compare
- 50 Morocco 9.3% compare
- 51 Lebanon 9.2% compare
- 52 Aruba 9.0% compare
- 53 Myanmar 8.7% compare
- 54 Philippines 7.9% compare
- 55 Tanzania, United Republic of 7.9% compare
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 22.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 35.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 2021.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 52nd out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release