Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 18.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 2004–2024
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 GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 is 18.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 22.0% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 30.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2023.
That places GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 77th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 28.3% | — |
| 2005 | 25.8% | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 30.7% | +19.0% |
| 2007 | 26.2% | -14.5% |
| 2008 | 26.3% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 25.5% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 24.9% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 24.8% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 25.8% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 23.3% | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 23.7% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 22.4% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 21.0% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 20.0% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 19.0% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 21.1% | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 18.0% | -14.4% |
| 2021 | 19.9% | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 25.7% | +29.3% |
| 2023 | 15.0% | -41.7% |
| 2024 | 18.3% | +22.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.1% | 25.5% | 30.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 19.0% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 15.0% | 25.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- 74 Panama 5.1% compare
- 75 Laos 4.8% compare
- 76 Brazil 4.5% compare
- 77 Switzerland 4.1% compare
- 78 United States 4.1% compare
- 79 Bangladesh 3.9% compare
- 80 Saudi Arabia 3.8% compare
More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 18.3% 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 GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 30.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2023.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 77th 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 GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 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