Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UIS: North America and Western Europe
UIS: North America and Western Europe: Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 0.3433 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UIS: North America and Western Europe, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UIS: North America and Western Europe stood at 0.3433 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 54.7% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UIS: North America and Western Europe peaked at 0.9218 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3433 GPIA, in 2024.
UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 181st of 214 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 UIS: North America and Western Europe, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.459 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 0.5084 GPIA | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5158 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6778 GPIA | +31.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9218 GPIA | +36.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8664 GPIA | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7868 GPIA | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7109 GPIA | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8424 GPIA | +18.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7707 GPIA | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9217 GPIA | +19.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7585 GPIA | -17.7% |
| 2024 | 0.3433 GPIA | -54.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6809 GPIA | 0.459 GPIA | 0.9218 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.7273 GPIA | 0.3433 GPIA | 0.9217 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: North America and Western Europe
More education data for UIS: North America and Western Europe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 33.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1311 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 38.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 606,356 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UIS: North America and Western Europe was 0.3433 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 UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9218 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3433 GPIA in 2024.
- How does UIS: North America and Western Europe rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 181st 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 UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: North America and Western Europe 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