Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 25.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) recorded 25.7% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 45.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 25.3%, in 2021.
That places ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 24th out of 214 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 45.5% | — |
| 1999 | 45.6% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 44.6% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 43.7% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 42.4% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 41.3% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 40.6% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 38.9% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 36.9% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 35.8% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 34.4% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 34.1% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 33.5% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 32.0% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 31.6% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 30.3% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 29.7% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 28.9% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 27.9% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 27.3% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 26.7% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 26.0% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 25.6% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 25.3% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 25.5% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 25.7% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.6% | 45.5% | 45.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 39.3% | 34.1% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.4% | 26.0% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 25.3% | 25.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.38 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.57 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.08 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.06 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.51 % change on previous year (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 25.7% in 2023, 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: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 45.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.3% in 2021.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 24th out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 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