Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)

ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507): Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 3.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
3.4%
Change on year
down 4.6%
Rank
166th
of 214 groups
All-time high
10.7%
in 2001
All-time low
3.4%
in 2024
Years of data
27
1998–2024

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507), 1998–2024

468101998201120241998: 10 %1999: 10.3 %2000: 10.6 %2001: 10.7 %2002: 10.7 %2003: 10.5 %2004: 10.2 %2005: 9 %2006: 8.5 %2007: 8.1 %2008: 7.5 %2009: 7.3 %2010: 6.9 %2011: 6.4 %2012: 6.2 %2013: 5.6 %2014: 5.5 %2015: 6.2 %2016: 5.5 %2017: 5.3 %2018: 5.2 %2019: 4.7 %2020: 4.2 %2021: 3.5 %2022: 3.6 %2023: 3.6 %2024: 3.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) stood at 3.4%. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 38.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) peaked at 10.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2024.

ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) ranks 166th of 214 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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 ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507), year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%) in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507), 1998 to 2024.
Year % Change
1998 10.0%
1999 10.3% +2.5%
2000 10.6% +3.6%
2001 10.7% +0.5%
2002 10.7% -0.2%
2003 10.5% -1.9%
2004 10.2% -2.8%
2005 9.0% -11.6%
2006 8.5% -5.5%
2007 8.1% -4.9%
2008 7.5% -7.6%
2009 7.3% -1.9%
2010 6.9% -5.4%
2011 6.4% -7.8%
2012 6.2% -2.8%
2013 5.6% -9.6%
2014 5.5% -2.8%
2015 6.2% +13.0%
2016 5.5% -11.7%
2017 5.3% -2.2%
2018 5.2% -3.1%
2019 4.7% -9.5%
2020 4.2% -9.8%
2021 3.5% -17.4%
2022 3.6% +3.9%
2023 3.6% -1.7%
2024 3.4% -4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10.1% 10.0% 10.3% 2
2000s 9.3% 7.3% 10.7% 10
2010s 5.7% 4.7% 6.9% 10
2020s 3.6% 3.4% 4.2% 5

Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)

  1. 163 Barbados 0.2% compare
  2. 164 Denmark 0.2% compare
  3. 165 Spain 0.1% compare
  4. 166 San Marino 0.1% compare
  5. 167 Australia 0.1% compare
  6. 168 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.1% compare
  7. 169 Korea 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) was 3.4% 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: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)?
The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2001.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)?
The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2024.
How does ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) ranks 166th 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: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) data come from?
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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
399 places, 7,003 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release