Proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education was 29.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 2000–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 is 29.4%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 29.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 24.6%, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.6% | — |
| 2001 | 24.8% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 25.1% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 25.3% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 25.6% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 25.8% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 26.1% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 26.4% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 26.6% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 26.8% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 27.1% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 27.4% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 27.6% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 27.9% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 28.1% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 28.4% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 28.6% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 28.9% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 29.2% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 29.4% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.7% | 24.6% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 27.1% | 29.4% | 10 |
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More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 175.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 29.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 29.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.6% in 2000.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 7th out of 9 groups with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education prepared for the future in reading, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release