Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: European Union
WB: European Union: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 1.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: European Union, 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 WB: European Union is 1.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: European Union peaked at 1.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2014.
WB: European Union ranks 197th 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 WB: European Union, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.1% | — |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | +8.5% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 5 |
More education data for WB: European Union
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.17 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.39 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 233,619 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: European Union?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: European Union was 1.2% 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 WB: European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in WB: European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2014.
- How does WB: European Union rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- WB: European Union ranks 197th 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 WB: European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: European Union 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