Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 2.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Europe and Northern America is 2.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 2.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2014.
SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 183rd of 214 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.9% | — |
| 2013 | 1.9% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +19.2% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | +13.7% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Europe and Northern America
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.1479 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 2.2% 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 SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2014.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 183rd 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 SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe and Northern America 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