Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 8.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) recorded 8.0% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) peaked at 13.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2021.
That places ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 106th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 13.7% | — |
| 1999 | 13.6% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 13.1% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 12.8% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 12.1% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 12.1% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 12.0% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 12.5% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 12.2% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 12.5% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 11.9% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 10.3% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 10.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 9.3% | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 8.5% | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 8.4% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 8.2% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 7.9% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 8.0% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.7% | 13.6% | 13.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 11.9% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 8.0% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 7.8% | 8.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- 103 Ukraine 1.6% compare
- 104 Brunei Darussalam 1.6% compare
- 105 Syrian Arab Republic 1.6% compare
- 106 Kiribati 1.5% compare
- 107 Kuwait 1.5% compare
- 108 Argentina 1.4% compare
- 109 Hong Kong, China 1.4% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.81 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2022)
All data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) was 8.0% 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 ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 1998.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2021.
- How does ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 106th 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 ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 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