Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Low income
Low income: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 24.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Low income, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Low income is 24.3%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Low income peaked at 35.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 24.3%, in 2018.
That places Low income 2nd out of 39 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Low income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 34.6% | — |
| 2000 | 33.9% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 34.4% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 34.3% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 35.7% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 33.6% | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 33.6% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 31.4% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 31.7% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 30.4% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 30.8% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 30.1% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 27.9% | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 28.0% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 27.0% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 26.3% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 26.2% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 25.1% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 25.1% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 24.3% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.6% | 34.6% | 34.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 33.0% | 30.4% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 24.3% | 30.1% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 1 Liberia 71.3% compare
- 2 Mauritania 43.9% compare
- 3 Madagascar 41.8% compare
- 4 Kenya 41.7% compare
- 5 Nepal 38.6% compare
More reference data data for Low income
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 2,206 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 259.59 (2025)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 248.16 (2026)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 18.98 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.37 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.61 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.43 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.91 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.0% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Low income?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Low income was 24.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 35.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 2018.
- How does Low income rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Low income ranks 2nd out of 39 groups with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low income data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of pupils in primary education who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/