Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 4.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries stood at 4.8%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries peaked at 7.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2024.
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries ranks 170th of 214 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7.5% | — |
| 2016 | 7.0% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 6.1% | -12.8% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | -24.6% |
| 2024 | 4.8% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.5% | 5.9% | 7.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 4.8% | 6.5% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 84.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 41.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 42.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries was 4.8% 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: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries ranks 170th 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: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme 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