Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 5.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand recorded 5.6% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 116.6% on the previous year and up 149.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand peaked at 5.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2016.
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand ranks 157th of 214 groups on this measure, 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, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2.8% | — |
| 2013 | 2.5% | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | -11.5% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -17.6% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | +23.0% |
| 2024 | 5.6% | +116.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 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 | +116.6% | 2.6% | 5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 2.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.1% | 5.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
More education data for SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 44.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0633 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 47.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0567 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 54.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.6972 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.1179 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand was 5.6% 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, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2016.
- How does SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand ranks 157th 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, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 149.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 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