Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436): Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 2.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) stood at 2.3%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) peaked at 4.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2024.
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 177th of 214 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 4.8% | — |
| 2013 | 4.6% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.7% | 2.6% | 4.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
- 174 Sweden 0.0% compare
- 175 Ireland 0.0% compare
- 176 Uzbekistan 0.0% compare
- 177 Tajikistan 0.0% compare
- 178 Iceland 0.0% compare
- 179 United Arab Emirates 0.0% compare
- 179 Bermuda 0.0% compare
- 179 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0%
- 179 Guyana 0.0% compare
- 179 Montserrat 0.0% compare
- 179 Malaysia 0.0% compare
- 179 Norway 0.0%
More education data for ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.17 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 86,143 (2005)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) was 2.3% 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: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 177th 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: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 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