Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 19.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 recorded 19.2% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 24.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 2021.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 71st of 214 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 24.5% | — |
| 2004 | 24.7% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 24.4% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 24.2% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 23.9% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 23.6% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 24.2% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 23.6% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 22.2% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 22.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 21.7% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 21.6% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 21.1% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 20.8% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 20.4% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 20.1% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 19.6% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 19.4% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 19.1% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 19.3% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 19.3% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 19.2% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.2% | 23.6% | 24.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 19.6% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 19.1% | 19.4% | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 19.2% 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 GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 24.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1% in 2021.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 71st 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 GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 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