Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 2.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand, 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, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand is 2.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand peaked at 2.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2014.
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand ranks 184th 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, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.8% | — |
| 2013 | 1.8% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +19.0% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | +13.7% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 44.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0633 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 47.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0567 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 54.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.6972 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.1179 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand was 2.1% 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, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2014.
- How does SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand ranks 184th 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, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 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