Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 1.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
1.2%
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
37th
of 40 groups
All-time high
1.4%
in 2006
All-time low
1.1%
in 2015
Years of data
14
2006–2019

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 2006–2019

00.511.52006201220192006: 1.4 %2007: 1.3 %2008: 1.3 %2009: 1.3 %2010: 1.2 %2011: 1.2 %2012: 1.1 %2013: 1.1 %2014: 1.1 %2015: 1.1 %2016: 1.1 %2017: 1.1 %2018: 1.2 %2019: 1.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 1.2% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 1.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2015.

That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 37th out of 40 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 2006 to 2019.
Year % Change
2006 1.4%
2007 1.3% -4.2%
2008 1.3% -3.0%
2009 1.3% -1.3%
2010 1.2% -3.4%
2011 1.2% -4.3%
2012 1.1% -3.3%
2013 1.1% -2.0%
2014 1.1% -2.1%
2015 1.1% -3.3%
2016 1.1% +0.2%
2017 1.1% +1.5%
2018 1.2% +10.3%
2019 1.2% -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.3% 1.3% 1.4% 4
2010s 1.1% 1.1% 1.2% 10

Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

  1. 34 Cameroon 14.7% compare
  2. 35 Bhutan 13.8% compare
  3. 36 Morocco 13.7% compare
  4. 37 El Salvador 13.5% compare
  5. 38 Colombia 13.3% compare
  6. 39 Benin 12.2% compare
  7. 40 Dominican Republic 11.6% compare

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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 1.2% 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2006.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2015.
How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 37th out of 40 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 (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high 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, 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/