Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Low Income (july 2025)
WB: Low Income (july 2025): Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 23.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Low Income (july 2025), 1999–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Low Income (july 2025) stood at 23.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Low Income (july 2025) peaked at 36.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 23.1%, in 2019.
WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 28th of 214 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Low Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 35.4% | — |
| 2000 | 34.6% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 35.2% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 35.1% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 36.5% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 34.3% | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 34.3% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 31.9% | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 32.2% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 30.7% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 31.2% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 30.4% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 28.2% | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 28.5% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 26.7% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 26.1% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 25.6% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 24.3% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 24.3% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 23.6% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 23.1% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 23.5% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 23.9% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.4% | 35.4% | 35.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 33.6% | 30.7% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 23.1% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.7% | 23.5% | 23.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.68 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.75 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Low Income (july 2025) was 23.9% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 36.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.1% in 2019.
- How does WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 28th out of 214 groups with data for 2021.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Low Income (july 2025) 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