Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia: Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 0.3316 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia, 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 UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia is 0.3316 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 49.3% on the previous year and down 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia peaked at 0.769 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3316 GPIA, in 2024.
That places UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 186th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.6249 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 0.5908 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5917 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7102 GPIA | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7438 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.769 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7245 GPIA | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7218 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7455 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.729 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7114 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6542 GPIA | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3316 GPIA | -49.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 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 | -49.3% | 0.6542 GPIA | 0.3316 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6846 GPIA | 0.5908 GPIA | 0.769 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.6343 GPIA | 0.3316 GPIA | 0.7455 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.46 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2951 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 83.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0579 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0467 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 492,196 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.77 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia was 0.3316 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 UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.769 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3316 GPIA in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia ranks 186th 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 UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release