Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)

ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 0.8065 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.8065 GPIA
Change on year
down 6.9%
Rank
98th
of 214 groups
All-time high
0.9681 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.3706 GPIA
in 2015
Years of data
26
1999–2024

Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1999–2024

00.20.40.60.811999201120241999: 0.77 GPIA2000: 0.923 GPIA2001: 0.689 GPIA2002: 0.741 GPIA2003: 0.762 GPIA2004: 0.784 GPIA2005: 0.786 GPIA2006: 0.793 GPIA2007: 0.819 GPIA2008: 0.504 GPIA2009: 0.822 GPIA2010: 0.799 GPIA2011: 0.531 GPIA2012: 0.406 GPIA2013: 0.627 GPIA2014: 0.664 GPIA2015: 0.371 GPIA2016: 0.696 GPIA2017: 0.745 GPIA2018: 0.794 GPIA2019: 0.685 GPIA2020: 0.801 GPIA2021: 0.968 GPIA2022: 0.482 GPIA2023: 0.867 GPIA2024: 0.807 GPIA

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 ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) is 0.8065 GPIA, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 0.9681 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3706 GPIA, in 2015.

ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 98th of 214 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year

Annual values for Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1999 to 2024.
Year GPIA Change
1999 0.7701 GPIA
2000 0.9227 GPIA +19.8%
2001 0.6889 GPIA -25.3%
2002 0.7413 GPIA +7.6%
2003 0.7617 GPIA +2.8%
2004 0.7843 GPIA +3.0%
2005 0.786 GPIA +0.2%
2006 0.7929 GPIA +0.9%
2007 0.8185 GPIA +3.2%
2008 0.5035 GPIA -38.5%
2009 0.8221 GPIA +63.3%
2010 0.7993 GPIA -2.8%
2011 0.5315 GPIA -33.5%
2012 0.406 GPIA -23.6%
2013 0.6271 GPIA +54.5%
2014 0.6642 GPIA +5.9%
2015 0.3706 GPIA -44.2%
2016 0.6965 GPIA +87.9%
2017 0.7447 GPIA +6.9%
2018 0.7941 GPIA +6.6%
2019 0.6847 GPIA -13.8%
2020 0.801 GPIA +17.0%
2021 0.9681 GPIA +20.9%
2022 0.482 GPIA -50.2%
2023 0.8667 GPIA +79.8%
2024 0.8065 GPIA -6.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7701 GPIA 0.7701 GPIA 0.7701 GPIA 1
2000s 0.7622 GPIA 0.5035 GPIA 0.9227 GPIA 10
2010s 0.6319 GPIA 0.3706 GPIA 0.7993 GPIA 10
2020s 0.7849 GPIA 0.482 GPIA 0.9681 GPIA 5

Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)

  1. 95 Italy 0.7621 GPIA compare
  2. 96 Sweden 0.762 GPIA compare
  3. 97 Qatar 0.7616 GPIA compare
  4. 98 Kiribati 0.7561 GPIA compare
  5. 99 Brunei Darussalam 0.7539 GPIA compare
  6. 100 Austria 0.7534 GPIA compare
  7. 101 Kenya 0.7533 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 397 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 0.8065 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 ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
The highest recorded value was 0.9681 GPIA in 2021.
What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3706 GPIA in 2015.
How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 98th 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 ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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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Indicator
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
397 places, 6,759 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release