Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 2.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia, 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: Europe and Central Asia is 2.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 87.5% on the previous year and up 79.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia peaked at 2.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2016.
That places UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 191st out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.7% | — |
| 2013 | 1.7% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -21.1% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | +12.2% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | +87.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 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 | +87.5% | 1.5% | 2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.9% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.46 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2951 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 83.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0579 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0467 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 492,196 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.77 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia was 2.9% 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: Europe and Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2016.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia ranks 191st 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: Europe and Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 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