Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in OECD members

OECD members: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 2.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
2.2%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
32nd
of 40 groups
All-time high
3.0%
in 2012
All-time low
2.2%
in 2019
Years of data
8
2012–2019

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in OECD members, 2012–2019

01232012201520192012: 3 %2013: 2.7 %2014: 2.4 %2015: 2.5 %2016: 2.2 %2017: 2.2 %2018: 2.2 %2019: 2.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in OECD members stood at 2.2%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is down 26.8% over ten years.

That places OECD members 32nd out of 40 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in OECD members, 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 OECD members, 2012 to 2019.
Year % Change
2012 3.0%
2013 2.7% -10.4%
2014 2.4% -10.6%
2015 2.5% +2.2%
2016 2.2% -9.4%
2017 2.2% -1.2%
2018 2.2% -0.1%
2019 2.2% -0.0%

Countries ranked near OECD members

  1. 29 Suriname 17.8% compare
  2. 30 Sierra Leone 16.5% compare
  3. 31 Guinea 16.0% compare
  4. 32 Guatemala 14.8% compare
  5. 33 Sao Tome and Principe 14.8% compare
  6. 34 Cameroon 14.7% compare
  7. 35 Bhutan 13.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in OECD members?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in OECD members was 2.2% 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 OECD members?
The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2012.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in OECD members?
The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2019.
How does OECD members rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
OECD members ranks 32nd 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 OECD members?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this OECD members 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/