Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in East Asia & Pacific

East Asia & Pacific: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 4.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
4.2%
Change on year
down 4.3%
Rank
30th
of 40 groups
All-time high
6.0%
in 2015
All-time low
4.2%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in East Asia & Pacific, 2015–2019

02462015201720192015: 6 %2016: 5.4 %2017: 4.7 %2018: 4.4 %2019: 4.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in East Asia & Pacific stood at 4.2%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 30.7% over five years.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 30th of 40 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in East Asia & Pacific, 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, both sexes (%) in East Asia & Pacific, 2015 to 2019.
Year % Change
2015 6.0%
2016 5.4% -10.3%
2017 4.7% -12.5%
2018 4.4% -7.7%
2019 4.2% -4.3%

Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific

  1. 27 Botswana 20.5%
  2. 28 Cambodia 18.4% compare
  3. 29 Suriname 17.8% compare
  4. 30 Sierra Leone 16.5%
  5. 31 Guinea 16.0%
  6. 32 Guatemala 14.8% compare
  7. 33 Sao Tome and Principe 14.8%

See the full ranking of 195 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in East Asia & Pacific?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in East Asia & Pacific was 4.2% 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 East Asia & Pacific?
The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2015.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2019.
How does East Asia & Pacific rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 30th out of 40 groups with data for 2019.
Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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, both sexes (%). 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, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 2,392 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/