Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 11.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Developing Regions, 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 MDG: Developing Regions is 11.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 8.6% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 13.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2022.
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 89th of 214 groups on this measure, 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 MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 11.7% | — |
| 2013 | 13.5% | +15.1% |
| 2014 | 12.8% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 13.1% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 12.6% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 13.1% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 12.3% | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 11.5% | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 12.8% | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 11.7% | -8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.8% | 11.7% | 13.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 11.5% | 13.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
- 86 Portugal 2.5% compare
- 87 Puerto Rico 2.4% compare
- 88 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2.4% compare
- 89 Türkiye 2.2% compare
- 90 Luxembourg 1.9% compare
- 91 Belarus 1.9% compare
- 92 India 1.7% compare
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 552.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8747 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 266.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6758 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 339.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 286.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Developing Regions was 11.7% 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 MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2022.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 89th 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 MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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