Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 26.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 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 ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) stood at 26.2%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) peaked at 43.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 2021.
That places ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 47th out of 214 groups with data for 2021, putting it 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 ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 43.4% | — |
| 2000 | 43.2% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 41.0% | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 40.1% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 39.3% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 39.8% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 37.8% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 38.4% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 36.1% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 35.4% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 34.3% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 33.7% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 32.8% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 31.7% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 32.6% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 31.4% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 31.0% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 32.5% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 30.9% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 31.6% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 30.8% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 27.4% | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 26.2% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.4% | 43.4% | 43.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 38.5% | 34.3% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.9% | 30.8% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.8% | 26.2% | 27.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.65 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.13 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.22 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.86 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.48 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 26.2% 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 ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The highest recorded value was 43.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 2021.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 47th 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 ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 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