Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Western Europe
UNICEF: Western Europe: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 5.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Western Europe, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Western Europe stood at 5.5%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 391.9% on the previous year and up 313.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Western Europe peaked at 5.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2022.
UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 160th of 214 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1.3% | — |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | +15.6% |
| 2024 | 5.5% | +391.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.0% | 5.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Western Europe
More education data for UNICEF: Western Europe
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.70 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 223,264 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0004 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Western Europe was 5.5% 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: Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2022.
- How does UNICEF: Western Europe rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 160th 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: Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 313.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this UNICEF: Western Europe 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release