Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 21.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
21.3%
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
51st
of 214 groups
All-time high
32.3%
in 2001
All-time low
20.9%
in 2022
Years of data
25
1999–2024
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) recorded 21.3% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2024.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 32.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 2022.
That places ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 51st out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 32.2% | — |
| 2000 | 32.0% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 32.3% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 31.4% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 32.2% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 31.8% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 30.5% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 29.5% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 28.9% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 26.2% | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 27.8% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 27.7% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 24.3% | -12.2% |
| 2012 | 24.9% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 25.2% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 23.6% | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 23.3% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 23.1% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 23.5% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 22.7% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 22.3% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 22.2% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 21.4% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 20.9% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 21.3% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.2% | 32.2% | 32.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 30.3% | 26.2% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 22.3% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 20.9% | 22.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- 48 Botswana 8.3% compare
- 49 Micronesia, Federated States of 7.8% compare
- 50 Lebanon 7.8% compare
- 51 Mauritius 7.6% compare
- 52 Aruba 7.6% compare
- 53 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 7.5% compare
- 54 Tanzania, United Republic of 7.2% compare
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 21.3% 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 ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 32.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 2022.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 51st 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 ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release