Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Europe & Central Asia

Europe & Central Asia: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 2.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
2.0%
Change on year
up 72.9%
Rank
37th
of 39 groups
All-time high
2.0%
in 2019
All-time low
1.0%
in 2016
Years of data
7
2012–2019

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Europe & Central Asia, 2012–2019

00.511.522012201520192012: 1.3 %2014: 1.2 %2015: 1.1 %2016: 0.956 %2017: 1.1 %2018: 1.2 %2019: 2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Europe & Central Asia recorded 2.0% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2019. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

The figure is up 72.9% on the previous year and up 57.6% over ten years.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 37th of 39 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Europe & Central Asia, 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, male (%) in Europe & Central Asia, 2012 to 2019.
Year % Change
2012 1.3%
2014 1.2% -4.7%
2015 1.1% -11.8%
2016 1.0% -12.2%
2017 1.1% +14.7%
2018 1.2% +7.6%
2019 2.0% +72.9%

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  1. 34 El Salvador 16.0% compare
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  3. 36 Cameroon 15.3% compare
  4. 37 Bhutan 15.1% compare
  5. 38 Dominican Republic 14.7% compare
  6. 39 Benin 13.0% compare
  7. 40 Cape Verde 12.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Europe & Central Asia?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Europe & Central Asia was 2.0% 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 Europe & Central Asia?
The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2019.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2016.
How does Europe & Central Asia rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 37th 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 Europe & Central Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 57.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 2,314 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/