Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UIS: North America and Western Europe
UIS: North America and Western Europe: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 2.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UIS: North America and Western Europe, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UIS: North America and Western Europe recorded 2.3% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UIS: North America and Western Europe peaked at 2.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2014.
UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 181st 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 UIS: North America and Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2.0% | — |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -12.7% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | +24.5% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | +16.3% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: North America and Western Europe
- 178 Iceland 0.0% compare
- 179 United Arab Emirates 0.0% compare
- 179 Bermuda 0.0% compare
- 179 United Kingdom 0.0%
- 179 Guyana 0.0% compare
- 179 Montserrat 0.0% compare
- 179 Malaysia 0.0% compare
- 179 Norway 0.0%
More education data for UIS: North America and Western Europe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 33.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1311 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 38.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 606,356 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UIS: North America and Western Europe was 2.3% 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 UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2014.
- How does UIS: North America and Western Europe rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 181st 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 UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: North America and Western Europe 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