Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 4.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific recorded 4.1% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific peaked at 6.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2024.
That places UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 153rd out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6.5% | — |
| 2016 | 5.9% | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | -12.4% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 4.1% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 4.1% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.3% | 4.2% | 6.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
More education data for UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 47.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 82.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 45.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific was 4.1% 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 UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 153rd 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 UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 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