Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 5.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 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 ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) is 5.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.9% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 8.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2022.
That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 126th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 7.1% | — |
| 2013 | 7.8% | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 7.7% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | +17.7% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 5.7% | -24.7% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | +33.5% |
| 2024 | 5.8% | -23.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.3% | 6.6% | 7.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 5.7% | 8.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- 123 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.8% compare
- 124 Mexico 0.8% compare
- 125 North Macedonia 0.8% compare
- 126 Antigua and Barbuda 0.8% compare
- 127 Poland 0.8% compare
- 128 Georgia 0.7% compare
- 129 Jordan 0.7% compare
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6175 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 198.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 203.58 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 5.8% 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 ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2022.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 126th 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 ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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