Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 19.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 2004–2024
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 GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 is 19.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 23.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 2022.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 68th of 214 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 22.0% | — |
| 2005 | 23.1% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 20.1% | -12.9% |
| 2007 | 22.2% | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 21.2% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 23.1% | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 22.5% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 20.5% | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 19.8% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 20.1% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 20.3% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 20.7% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 19.0% | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 19.9% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 18.9% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 17.7% | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 21.1% | +19.0% |
| 2024 | 19.5% | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.9% | 20.1% | 23.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 19.0% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 17.7% | 21.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- 65 Panama 4.4% compare
- 66 Tunisia 4.3% compare
- 67 Azerbaijan 4.0% compare
- 68 Paraguay 3.9% compare
- 69 United States 3.8% compare
- 70 Algeria 3.8% compare
- 71 Saudi Arabia 3.5% compare
More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 19.5% 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 GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 23.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 2022.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 68th 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 GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 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