Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Other small states

Other small states: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 20.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
20.6%
Change on year
down 7.2%
Rank
10th
of 39 groups
All-time high
34.0%
in 1998
All-time low
20.6%
in 2019
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Other small states, 1997–2019

01020301997200820191997: 32.4 %1998: 34 %1999: 33.5 %2000: 30.8 %2001: 31.1 %2002: 31.2 %2003: 31.6 %2004: 32 %2005: 31 %2006: 30.3 %2007: 30 %2008: 29.9 %2009: 28.2 %2010: 25.4 %2011: 25.8 %2012: 26.7 %2013: 26.5 %2014: 23.7 %2015: 22.9 %2016: 22.6 %2017: 22.9 %2018: 22.2 %2019: 20.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Other small states stood at 20.6%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Other small states peaked at 34.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 2019.

That places Other small states 10th out of 39 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Other small states, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%) in Other small states, 1997 to 2019.
Year % Change
1997 32.4%
1998 34.0% +5.0%
1999 33.5% -1.6%
2000 30.8% -7.9%
2001 31.1% +1.0%
2002 31.2% +0.3%
2003 31.6% +1.4%
2004 32.0% +1.2%
2005 31.0% -3.1%
2006 30.3% -2.2%
2007 30.0% -0.9%
2008 29.9% -0.4%
2009 28.2% -5.7%
2010 25.4% -10.0%
2011 25.8% +1.6%
2012 26.7% +3.4%
2013 26.5% -0.5%
2014 23.7% -10.5%
2015 22.9% -3.7%
2016 22.6% -1.4%
2017 22.9% +1.5%
2018 22.2% -2.9%
2019 20.6% -7.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 33.3% 32.4% 34.0% 3
2000s 30.6% 28.2% 32.0% 10
2010s 23.9% 20.6% 26.7% 10

Countries ranked near Other small states

  1. 7 Eswatini 36.0% compare
  2. 8 Equatorial Guinea 36.0% compare
  3. 9 Mozambique 35.9% compare
  4. 10 Malawi 35.4% compare
  5. 11 Nicaragua 34.9% compare
  6. 12 Uganda 32.9% compare
  7. 13 Eritrea 30.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Other small states?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Other small states was 20.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Other small states?
The highest recorded value was 34.0% in 1998.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Other small states?
The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 2019.
How does Other small states rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
Other small states ranks 10th out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Other small states?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Other small states 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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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 2,312 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

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/