Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 1.25 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) is 1.25 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 34.0% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 1.89 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5424 GPIA, in 2012.
That places ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 18th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.5424 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 1.13 GPIA | +108.8% |
| 2014 | 1.14 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.23 GPIA | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 1.23 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.26 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 1.2 GPIA | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 1.22 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.72 GPIA | +41.3% |
| 2021 | 1.75 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 1.37 GPIA | -21.7% |
| 2023 | 1.89 GPIA | +37.3% |
| 2024 | 1.25 GPIA | -34.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +108.8% | 0.5424 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.12 GPIA | 0.5424 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.6 GPIA | 1.25 GPIA | 1.89 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- 15 Mauritania 1.01 GPIA compare
- 16 Yemen 1.01 GPIA compare
- 17 Indonesia 1 GPIA compare
- 18 United Arab Emirates 1 GPIA compare
- 18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1 GPIA compare
- 18 Guyana 1 GPIA compare
- 18 Montserrat 1 GPIA compare
- 18 Malaysia 1 GPIA compare
- 18 Norway 1 GPIA compare
- 18 Tuvalu 1 GPIA compare
More education data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.5261 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 100.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 93.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 108.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 1.25 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.89 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5424 GPIA in 2012.
- How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 18th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release