Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: South Asia
UNICEF: South Asia: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 6.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: South Asia, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: South Asia recorded 6.3% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2024.
That represents a change of up 409.2% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: South Asia peaked at 16.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2023.
UNICEF: South Asia ranks 148th 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: South Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 16.6% | — |
| 2013 | 8.2% | -50.8% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 9.7% | +21.5% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | -58.9% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | -22.1% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | +90.2% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -78.9% |
| 2024 | 6.3% | +409.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: South 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 | +409.2% | 1.2% | 6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.4% | 7.9% | 16.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 1.2% | 6.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: South Asia
More education data for UNICEF: South Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6662 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.43 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 84.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1267 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.43 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: South Asia was 6.3% 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: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2023.
- How does UNICEF: South Asia rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- UNICEF: South Asia ranks 148th 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: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: South 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