Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNESCO: Sids
UNESCO: Sids: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 30.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNESCO: Sids, 1998–2024
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 UNESCO: Sids is 30.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 54.6% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNESCO: Sids peaked at 40.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2009.
That places UNESCO: Sids 27th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNESCO: Sids, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 40.3% | — |
| 1999 | 27.0% | -32.8% |
| 2000 | 26.6% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 21.3% | -19.8% |
| 2002 | 26.4% | +23.7% |
| 2003 | 25.8% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 26.7% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 31.6% | +18.4% |
| 2006 | 28.5% | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 21.6% | -24.2% |
| 2008 | 21.7% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 17.8% | -17.8% |
| 2010 | 23.9% | +34.2% |
| 2011 | 22.6% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 29.6% | +31.2% |
| 2013 | 24.5% | -17.1% |
| 2014 | 37.7% | +53.4% |
| 2015 | 25.4% | -32.4% |
| 2016 | 27.1% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 22.5% | -17.1% |
| 2018 | 25.1% | +11.7% |
| 2019 | 19.5% | -22.5% |
| 2022 | 19.8% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 30.6% | +54.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.7% | 27.0% | 40.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.8% | 17.8% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 19.5% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.2% | 19.8% | 30.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near UNESCO: Sids
More education data for UNESCO: Sids
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 569,310 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 850,086 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0307 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 131,313 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.0239 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNESCO: Sids?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNESCO: Sids was 30.6% 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 UNESCO: Sids?
- The highest recorded value was 40.3% in 1998.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2009.
- How does UNESCO: Sids rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- UNESCO: Sids ranks 27th 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 UNESCO: Sids?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNESCO: Sids 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