Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UIS: North America and Western Europe
UIS: North America and Western Europe: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 6.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UIS: North America and Western Europe, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UIS: North America and Western Europe recorded 6.0% 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.
That represents a change of up 128.6% on the previous year and up 145.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UIS: North America and Western Europe peaked at 6.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2022.
UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 153rd 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 UIS: North America and Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3.5% | — |
| 2013 | 2.8% | -20.9% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | -13.2% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -21.8% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | +28.6% |
| 2024 | 6.0% | +128.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UIS: North America and Western Europe 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 | +128.6% | 2.6% | 6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.0% | 3.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.0% | 6.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: North America and Western Europe
- 150 New Zealand 0.4% compare
- 151 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.4% compare
- 152 Lithuania 0.4% compare
- 153 Serbia 0.3% compare
- 154 Palestine 0.3% compare
- 155 Kyrgyzstan 0.3% compare
- 156 Cayman Islands 0.3% compare
More education data for UIS: North America and Western Europe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 33.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1311 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 38.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 606,356 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UIS: North America and Western Europe was 6.0% 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 UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2022.
- How does UIS: North America and Western Europe rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 153rd 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 UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 145.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: North America and Western Europe 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