Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNESCO: Sids
UNESCO: Sids: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 31.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNESCO: Sids, 1998–2024
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 UNESCO: Sids is 31.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNESCO: Sids peaked at 34.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2009.
That places UNESCO: Sids 5th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNESCO: Sids, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 26.2% | — |
| 1999 | 26.4% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 26.8% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 26.4% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 26.1% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 26.1% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 25.8% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 25.7% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 25.4% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 25.8% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 26.5% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 25.0% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 26.3% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 26.9% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 27.3% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 30.6% | +12.3% |
| 2014 | 34.1% | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 33.5% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 32.8% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 32.2% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 31.4% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 31.2% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 31.1% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 31.0% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 31.5% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 31.7% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 31.7% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.3% | 26.2% | 26.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.0% | 25.0% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 26.3% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.4% | 31.0% | 31.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNESCO: Sids
- 2 Rwanda 59.7% compare
- 3 Eritrea 55.7% compare
- 4 Burundi 53.0% compare
- 5 Solomon Islands 51.2% compare
- 6 Cape Verde 44.8% compare
- 7 Papua New Guinea 39.3% compare
- 8 Equatorial Guinea 38.7% compare
More education data for UNESCO: Sids
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 569,310 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 850,086 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0307 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 131,313 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.0239 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNESCO: Sids?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNESCO: Sids was 31.7% 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 UNESCO: Sids?
- The highest recorded value was 34.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2009.
- How does UNESCO: Sids rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- UNESCO: Sids ranks 5th 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 UNESCO: Sids?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNESCO: Sids 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