Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: South Asia
WB: South Asia: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 3.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: South Asia, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: South Asia recorded 3.5% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: South Asia peaked at 7.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2024.
That places WB: South Asia 163rd out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 WB: South Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5.9% | — |
| 2013 | 5.9% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | +40.3% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | -12.1% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | -15.8% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | -26.5% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | -4.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: South Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +40.3% | 5.0% | 7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.8% | 5.0% | 7.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 3.5% | 6.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: South Asia
More education data for WB: South Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 74.44 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 152.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 77.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 160.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.5 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: South Asia?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: South Asia was 3.5% 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: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2024.
- How does WB: South Asia rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- WB: South Asia ranks 163rd 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: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: South Asia 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release