Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 6.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 2012–2024
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 ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) is 6.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 381.5% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 14.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2023.
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 147th of 214 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 14.1% | — |
| 2013 | 8.1% | -42.7% |
| 2014 | 8.2% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | +16.8% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | -57.9% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | -18.9% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | +86.4% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -77.3% |
| 2024 | 6.3% | +381.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +381.5% | 1.3% | 6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.8% | 7.5% | 14.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 1.3% | 6.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
More education data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.5261 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 100.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 93.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 108.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 6.3% 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 ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2023.
- How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 147th 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 ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 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