Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 5.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 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 SDG: Europe and Northern America is 5.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 111.4% on the previous year and up 144.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 5.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2016.
That places SDG: Europe and Northern America 155th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2.9% | — |
| 2013 | 2.6% | -10.4% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -11.4% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -17.6% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | +23.0% |
| 2024 | 5.7% | +111.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Europe and Northern America 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 | +111.4% | 2.7% | 5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.0% | 2.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.2% | 5.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe and Northern America
More education data for SDG: Europe and Northern America
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.1479 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 5.7% 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 SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2016.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 155th 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 SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 144.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe and Northern America 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