Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 25.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) stood at 25.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 38.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 22.8%, in 2020.
That places ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 50th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 38.3% | — |
| 2000 | 37.9% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 36.6% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 36.6% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 35.8% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 35.7% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 34.9% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 34.0% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 32.7% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 34.1% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 32.1% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 31.0% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 34.1% | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 31.6% | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 28.7% | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 29.4% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 28.2% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 27.8% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 25.6% | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 25.4% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 24.4% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 22.8% | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 23.3% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 26.7% | +14.5% |
| 2024 | 25.3% | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.3% | 38.3% | 38.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 35.0% | 32.1% | 37.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.6% | 24.4% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 22.8% | 26.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 25.3% 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 ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 38.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.8% in 2020.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 50th 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 ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release