Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 7.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) recorded 7.9% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 11.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2024.
That places ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 107th 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 13 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 9.0% | — |
| 2013 | 9.1% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | +19.8% |
| 2020 | 10.3% | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 9.5% | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | -14.5% |
| 2023 | 8.1% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 7.9% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.5% | 9.0% | 11.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 7.9% | 10.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- 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
- 110 Gibraltar 1.4% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6662 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.43 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 84.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1267 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.43 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 7.9% 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: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 107th 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: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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