Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Euro Area
WB: Euro Area: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 5.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Euro Area, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Euro Area stood at 5.3%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 308.8% on the previous year and up 268.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Euro Area peaked at 5.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2022.
WB: Euro Area ranks 162nd of 214 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 WB: Euro Area, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.5% | — |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +21.1% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | +308.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Euro Area 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 | +308.8% | 1.3% | 5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.1% | 5.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Euro Area
More education data for WB: Euro Area
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 187,621 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.15 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.90 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.002 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Euro Area?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Euro Area was 5.3% 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 WB: Euro Area?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in WB: Euro Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2022.
- How does WB: Euro Area rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- WB: Euro Area ranks 162nd 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 WB: Euro Area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 268.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this WB: Euro Area 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