Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 7.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) recorded 7.5% 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 2.4% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 10.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2024.
That places ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 117th 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: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 8.7% | — |
| 2013 | 8.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 8.9% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | +19.2% |
| 2020 | 9.8% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 9.0% | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | -14.0% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 7.5% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.0% | 8.7% | 10.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 7.5% | 9.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- 114 Bulgaria 1.2% compare
- 115 Slovenia 1.2% compare
- 116 Montenegro 1.2% compare
- 117 Saint Lucia 1.2% compare
- 118 Poland 1.1% compare
- 119 Viet Nam 1.1% compare
- 120 Antigua and Barbuda 1.1% compare
More education data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.5261 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 100.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 93.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 108.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 7.5% 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: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 117th 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: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 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