Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: World
SDG: World: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 9.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: World, 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: World is 9.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: World peaked at 12.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2024.
SDG: World ranks 99th of 214 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 12.6% | — |
| 2013 | 12.3% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 11.8% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 11.5% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 10.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 9.9% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.7% | 10.9% | 12.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 9.9% | 10.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: World
More education data for SDG: World
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 129.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 651.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 376.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7454 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: World?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: World was 9.9% 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: World?
- The highest recorded value was 12.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in SDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2024.
- How does SDG: World rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- SDG: World ranks 99th 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: World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: World 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