Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 21.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries stood at 21.1%. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries peaked at 33.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 2024.
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 61st of 214 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 33.1% | — |
| 1999 | 33.4% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 32.8% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 32.8% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 32.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 32.7% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 32.6% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 31.9% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 31.6% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 31.3% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 30.4% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 30.2% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 29.8% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 28.1% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 27.3% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 25.8% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 25.3% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 24.6% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 23.6% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 23.1% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 22.7% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 22.2% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 21.6% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 21.2% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 21.3% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 21.6% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 21.1% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.3% | 33.1% | 33.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 31.9% | 30.2% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.2% | 22.2% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 21.1% | 21.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
- 58 El Salvador 7.3% compare
- 59 Senegal 6.6% compare
- 60 Trinidad and Tobago 6.4% compare
- 61 Tunisia 6.3% compare
- 62 Belize 6.2% compare
- 63 Turks and Caicos Islands 6.2% compare
- 64 Austria 6.1% compare
More education data for SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries was 21.1% 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: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 33.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 2024.
- How does SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 61st 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: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 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