Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 7.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) stood at 7.8%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 13.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2024.
That places ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 109th 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 26 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 13.5% | — |
| 2000 | 13.4% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 13.2% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 12.8% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 12.8% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 12.6% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 12.2% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 11.8% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 11.8% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 11.8% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | +15.6% |
| 2013 | 11.7% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 10.3% | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 8.8% | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 7.9% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 7.9% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 7.8% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.5% | 13.5% | 13.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 11.6% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 8.8% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 7.8% | 8.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 49.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.304 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4368 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 7.8% 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 ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2024.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 109th 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 ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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