Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)

ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 8.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
8.5%
Change on year
down 23.5%
Rank
123rd
of 214 groups
All-time high
19.5%
in 2007
All-time low
8.5%
in 2019
Years of data
16
2004–2019

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 2004–2019

051015202004201120192004: 17.7 %2005: 13.2 %2006: 13.9 %2007: 19.5 %2008: 13.3 %2009: 12.6 %2010: 13.7 %2011: 9.3 %2012: 16.9 %2013: 13 %2014: 13.4 %2015: 10.5 %2016: 11.1 %2017: 9.4 %2018: 11.1 %2019: 8.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) recorded 8.5% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of down 23.5% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 19.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2019.

That places ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 123rd out of 214 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%) in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 2004 to 2019.
Year % Change
2004 17.7%
2005 13.2% -25.5%
2006 13.9% +5.5%
2007 19.5% +40.6%
2008 13.3% -31.8%
2009 12.6% -5.7%
2010 13.7% +8.7%
2011 9.3% -32.1%
2012 16.9% +82.5%
2013 13.0% -23.2%
2014 13.4% +2.7%
2015 10.5% -21.1%
2016 11.1% +5.1%
2017 9.4% -15.3%
2018 11.1% +18.6%
2019 8.5% -23.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15.0% 12.6% 19.5% 6
2010s 11.7% 8.5% 16.9% 10

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)

  1. 120 Mali 1.3% compare
  2. 121 Estonia 1.2% compare
  3. 122 Latvia 1.2% compare
  4. 123 Seychelles 1.0% compare
  5. 124 Niger 1.0% compare
  6. 125 Cyprus 1.0% compare
  7. 126 Sierra Leone 1.0% compare

See the full ranking of 397 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 8.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
The highest recorded value was 19.5% in 2007.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2019.
How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 123rd out of 214 groups with data for 2019.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
397 places, 6,744 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release