Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: 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 UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 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 UNICEF: All Unicef Countries is 8.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 12.8% on the previous year and down 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 17.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2023.
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 112th of 214 groups on this measure, 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 UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 17.0% | — |
| 2013 | 13.2% | -22.3% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 12.6% | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 11.9% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | -14.2% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 7.9% | -19.0% |
| 2024 | 8.9% | +12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.6% | 10.6% | 17.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 7.9% | 9.8% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 569.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 274.67 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6486 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 345.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 294.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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 UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2023.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 112th 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 UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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