Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UIS: World
UIS: World: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 8.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UIS: World, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UIS: World stood at 8.9%.
That represents a change of up 20.3% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UIS: World peaked at 16.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2023.
That places UIS: World 116th 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 13 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UIS: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 16.4% | — |
| 2013 | 12.4% | -24.4% |
| 2014 | 12.9% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 8.8% | -14.0% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 8.9% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 7.4% | -17.5% |
| 2024 | 8.9% | +20.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.8% | 9.9% | 16.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 7.4% | 8.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: World
More education data for UIS: World
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 337.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 376.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 404.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4213 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UIS: World?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UIS: World was 8.9% 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: World?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in UIS: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2023.
- How does UIS: World rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- UIS: World ranks 116th 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: World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UIS: World 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