Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 20.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, 1999–2024
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 SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries is 20.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries peaked at 31.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 2024.
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 60th of 214 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 29.6% | — |
| 2000 | 30.0% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 30.3% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 30.5% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 31.3% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 30.0% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 30.5% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 30.0% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 29.6% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 28.4% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 29.4% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 28.6% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 27.2% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 26.4% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 24.4% | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 24.3% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 23.9% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 22.4% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 22.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 22.9% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 21.7% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 22.7% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 21.9% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 22.1% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 21.1% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 20.7% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.6% | 29.6% | 29.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 30.0% | 28.4% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 21.7% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.7% | 20.7% | 22.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
- 57 Senegal 6.5% compare
- 58 Philippines 6.2% compare
- 59 El Salvador 6.0% compare
- 60 Turks and Caicos Islands 5.8% compare
- 61 Belize 5.4% compare
- 62 Austria 5.2% compare
- 63 Trinidad and Tobago 5.2% compare
More education data for SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries was 20.7% 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 SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 2024.
- How does SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 60th 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 SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 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