Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNESCO: Sids
UNESCO: Sids: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 31.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNESCO: Sids, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNESCO: Sids stood at 31.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.1% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNESCO: Sids peaked at 36.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 1998.
That places UNESCO: Sids 6th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNESCO: Sids, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 21.4% | — |
| 1999 | 26.1% | +22.2% |
| 2000 | 26.9% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 28.1% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 25.9% | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 26.3% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 25.4% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 23.9% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 24.2% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 27.8% | +15.1% |
| 2008 | 28.8% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 28.3% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 27.4% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 28.5% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 25.3% | -11.5% |
| 2013 | 32.8% | +29.9% |
| 2014 | 31.0% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 36.3% | +16.9% |
| 2016 | 35.6% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 35.5% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 34.3% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 35.5% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 34.7% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 31.9% | -8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.8% | 21.4% | 26.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.5% | 23.9% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.2% | 25.3% | 36.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.3% | 31.9% | 34.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near UNESCO: Sids
- 3 Eritrea 53.3% compare
- 4 Cape Verde 52.4% compare
- 5 Burundi 50.4% compare
- 6 Solomon Islands 49.0% compare
- 7 Papua New Guinea 39.2% compare
- 8 Central African Republic 36.5% compare
- 9 Equatorial Guinea 36.0% compare
More education data for UNESCO: Sids
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 569,310 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 850,086 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0307 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 131,313 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.0239 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNESCO: Sids?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNESCO: Sids was 31.9% 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 UNESCO: Sids?
- The highest recorded value was 36.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 1998.
- How does UNESCO: Sids rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- UNESCO: Sids ranks 6th 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 UNESCO: Sids?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNESCO: Sids 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