Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 23.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
23.0%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
46th
of 214 groups
All-time high
33.8%
in 1999
All-time low
22.9%
in 2021
Years of data
24
1999–2022
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Least Developed Countries recorded 23.0% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2022.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 33.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 22.9%, in 2021.
That places SDG: Least Developed Countries 46th out of 214 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 33.8% | — |
| 2000 | 33.3% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 32.8% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 32.2% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 31.6% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 31.5% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 30.6% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 29.7% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 29.5% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 28.8% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 29.8% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 28.9% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 26.6% | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 26.5% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 25.9% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 25.7% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 25.3% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 24.8% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 24.5% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 24.2% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 23.7% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 23.3% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 22.9% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 23.0% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.8% | 33.8% | 33.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 31.0% | 28.8% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 23.7% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 22.9% | 23.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
- 43 Togo 11.1% compare
- 44 Honduras 10.9% compare
- 45 Samoa 10.8% compare
- 46 Côte d'Ivoire 9.6% compare
- 47 Micronesia, Federated States of 9.5% compare
- 48 Yemen 9.4% compare
- 49 Dominican Republic 9.3% compare
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75.92 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 11.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.684 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9918 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 23.0% in 2022, 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: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 33.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9% in 2021.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 46th out of 214 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed 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